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05/10/23 07:02 AM IST

North Koel Reservoir Project

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  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to complete the balance works of North Koel Reservoir Project at a revised Cost of Rs. 2,430.76 crore.
North Koel Reservior Project
  • The North Koel Reservoir is located in the Palamau and Garhwa districts of Jharkhand State. It is situated on North Koel river which is a tributary of Sone river finally joining the river Ganga.
  • The major components of project are -
  • Mandal dam
  • Mohammadganj barrage (located 96 km downstream of the dam)
  • and two canals originating from Mohammadganj Barrage with distributaries system for irrigation.
  • The project aims to provide irrigation to drought prone areas of Palamu & Garhwa districts in Jharkhand and Aurangabad & Gaya districts in Bihar.The Construction of dam and ancillary activities started in the year 1972 by Govt. of Bihar from its own resources.
  • The work continued till 1993 and was stopped in that year by the Forest Department, Govt. of Bihar.
  • In the year 2016, the Govt. of India decided to provide assistance for completion of balance works of the North Koel Reservoir Project in order to operationalise the project to realise the envisaged benefits.
  • It was decided to reduce the reservoir level so as to save the core area of Palamu Tiger Reserve.
Source- PIB

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