Tag: Lower Indra Irrigation Project

The much-hyped Lower Indra Irrigation Project in Nuapada district was commenced at a projected cost of Rs 211 crore in 1999.

Nuapada: The future of at least 350 students has been pushed into darkness as water in the Lower Indra Irrigation Project will now submerge at least five schools in four villages of Nuapada district. According to sources, 353 students of four project schools and an upper primary school at Konabira, Raghupalli, Sanabahali and Bodapadar have […]

Nuapada: A scientific team of the State Government’s Dam Safety Review Panel today conducted a spot visit at the under-construction Lower Indra Irrigation Project in the district after locals alleged that the main spillway, some 100 metres away from the reservoir has developed cracks and caved in. The 8-member team of the Dam safety review […]

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday claimed the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is making sure that the party president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patniak inaugurates and lays foundation stones for as many projects as possible before the upcoming panchayat elections. The BJP’s scathing attack came soon after CM Naveen dedicated a slew […]