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the excess water from Kochi would be put into this river through Hanuman Nagar. This process of transferring water would help stabilize what is surplus by providing to what is the deficit. This practice would improve the irrigational facilities. This project is capable of getting a national project status, said, experts. The state leadership to focus on this project. On a majority, the center would fund for this project and it would not be left on the state to be burdened with the expenditure. The WRD minister calls this inter-linking project a green revolution project because it does not want to cause any disturbance to any part of the land where the population resides or in the forest areas. The land that will be used up for this project is within 1400 hectares and it is not close to any wildlife sanctuary or national parks. All in all, if you look at the benefits of this project it is balancing surplus and deficit by sending water from Kosi to Mechi, it is not causing harm to any other part of lands and finally, it is a green revolution project and at the same time, it is working on improving irrigational facilities.