Nitish orders probe into Kuhira dam repair
28 April 2012 12:46 PM GMT
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered an inquiry into the alleged sub-standard repair and renovation of the Kuhira reservoir dam after a group of farmers complained about it during the first day of his 'Seva Yatra' in Bihar's Kaimur district.
Water Resource Department Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary was asked to carry out the order.
Kumar inspected various irrigation projects including Jagdamba dam in Chainpur block in the Mapost-hit Kaimur district.
He later visited the site of Vishwakarma pump canal located in Durgawati block and directed Chaudhary to ensure completion of the Rs 118.15 crore irrigation project in time.
The Vishwakarma pump camp has a storage capacity of 630 quesec and will provide irrigation water to 9000 hectare of farmland in the Ramgarh and Durgawati blocks of Kaimur district.
Water Resource Department Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary was asked to carry out the order.
Kumar inspected various irrigation projects including Jagdamba dam in Chainpur block in the Mapost-hit Kaimur district.
He later visited the site of Vishwakarma pump canal located in Durgawati block and directed Chaudhary to ensure completion of the Rs 118.15 crore irrigation project in time.
The Vishwakarma pump camp has a storage capacity of 630 quesec and will provide irrigation water to 9000 hectare of farmland in the Ramgarh and Durgawati blocks of Kaimur district.
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