Wishesh Magazine August-2019 Wishesh Magazine August-2019 | Page 12

CURRENT AFFAIRS Kosi And Nechi River To Be Linked - The 4,900 Crores Project! The Seemanchal region in Bihar to be given on lease as the center has taken up a project to connect the Kosi & Mechi River, this project is worth 4,900 crores Kosi and Nechi are known to be the second-best interlinking project in the entire country. Ken Batwa was one of the best one’s in Madhya Pradesh earlier. What is the intention of this project? The main motto behind this project is to get saved from floods and difficulty in the entire region and it is focused on having a green revolution in Seemanchal. Apart from this, the intention of this project is to provide better irrigation facilities to lakhs of acres of land in and around the areas of Bihar in places such as Araria, Kishanganj, and Purnia. The Water Resource Department Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha is monitoring this project by staying in touch with the Central Water Development Authority and he met the Union Minister to further get approval on this project. Details about this project Mechi is an essential part of the Mahananda river and it has less water,