In an effort to put Bihar firmly on the development map, the Nitish Kumar government has embarked on an ambitious plan to interlink rivers which will go a long way in solving the perennial flood problem and also augment irrigation facilities.
Ground work has already started on eight projects, of which five relate to tackling of floods, two to create additional irrigation facility and the last a hydel power plant, the state water resource department”s principal secretary Afjal Amanullah told PTI.
Amanullah said that the first such project envisaging interlinking of the Burhi Gandak river with Noon, Baya and Ganga rivers would start by mid 2011-12.
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