management and development is evident in almost all Member States, with nearly all having a dedicated trans-boundary unit, division or department within their Water Affairs ministries dealing with transboundary water resources issues. In addition each country has established a National NBI office NBI is organized on the principle of subsidiarity through two sub-basin programs – the Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program( ENSAP) and the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program( NELSAP). This set up has enabled NBI to leverage the unique potentials and mitigate risks in the respective sub-basins. RIVERS OF INDIA
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5) Bargi Dam The Bargi dam is one of the first supposedly completed dams among the chain of 30 major dams. The proposal of this dam construction was conceptualised by the Central Water and Power Commission in 1968 envisaging irrigation in 2.98 lakh ha. and hydro-power generation capacity of 105 MW. The height of the dam is 69 mts. and length 5.4 kms. A lake of about 75 kms in length and 4.5 kms width, spreading over 26797 ha. in Jabalpur, Mandla and Seoni districts is formed when the water is impounded upto the dam FRL of 422.76m. Later the Bargi diversion scheme was planned, increasing the total irrigation potential to 4.37 lakh ha. The total cost estimates initially conceived were Rs. 64 crores which since then escalated to 566.31 crores in 1989, excluding the cost of canal construction which is estimated to be about 1660.80 Cr. The dam construction work started in 1974 and was completed in 1990 when the gates were closed and the dam was filled to its complete capacity. 162 villages in districts Mandla, Seoni and Jabalpur were affected, submerging about 82 villages completely. Of the 26797 ha of land submerged, 14750 ha. was ownership land, 8478 ha. forest land and 3569 ha. other government land. Among the 7000 families displaced, 43 % were tribals, 12 % harijans, 38 % OBCs and 7 % others.( Source: www. Narmada. org). 6) Lower GOI Dam: The Lower Goi dam is being constructed on river Goi a tributary of river Narmada near Village Panchpula in Barwani District, which is about 21 km a
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