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Ahead of the Assembly polls, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday gave his nod to the Mahayuti-led state government’s ambitious Rs 7,015-crore Nar Par Girnar river-linking project.
“I am grateful to the Governor for approving the long-awaited project,” Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. “The project will channel 10.64 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) water from the Nar Par Girna river basin, benefiting Nashik and Jalgaon districts in North Maharashtra,” he added.
The project entails construction of nine new dams. It will channel surplus water from west-flowing rivers to districts in North Maharashtra. It is estimated the project will help irrigate 53,626 hectares in Nashik, 38,304 hectares in Jalgaon, and 3,830 hectares in Aurangabad areas of Girna sub-basin.
This is the second mega project which received clearance from the Governor. On July 10, the Governor gave nod for the Wainganga Nalganga project worth Rs 87,342 crore. Under this project, Nagpur, Wardha, Amravati, Yavatmal, Akola and Buldhana districts in Vidarbha would benefit, irrigating 3.71 lakh hectares of land.
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