28/04/2012

Nitish inspects construction works at Jagdamba dam in Kaimur

Patna,(BiharTimes): Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday inspected various irrigation projects, including the progress of construction works in Jagdamba dam in Chainpur block on the first day of his three-day Seva Yatra to Maoist-affected Kaimur district.

Nitish inspected the works at Jagdamba dam located on Kuhira river and an under-construction reservoir in Barsati village soon after arriving here on the Seva Yatra amid tight security arrangements.

He later visited the site of Vishwakarma pump canal located in Durgawati block and directed Water Resources Department (WRD) Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary to ensure completion of Rs 118.15 crores irrigation project on time. The Vishwakarma pump canal with storage capacity of 630 cusec water will provide irrigation water to 9,000 hectare farmland in Ramgarh and Durgawati blocks of Kaimur district.

 

 

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