CM announces sop for by-poll ready Bijepur

Bhubaneswar: With a few days left for the by-election to Bijepur assembly constituency, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a mega irrigation system for the region, named as Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System, to appease the farming community. The project, which will pump water from Bargarh main canal through underground pipeline, will be set up […]

Bhubaneswar: With a few days left for the by-election to Bijepur assembly constituency, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a mega irrigation system for the region, named as Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System, to appease the farming community.

The project, which will pump water from Bargarh main canal through underground pipeline, will be set up at a cost of Rs 1250 crore.  It will benefit 32,000 hectares land including 25,600 hectares in Kharif and 7,000 hectares in Rabi season.