The long-pending drainage basin project involving the Kaliaghai, Kapaleswari and Baghai rivers in the flood-prone East and West Midnapore districts in West Bengal has got the green signal.
The Rs 650.38-crore project for the two districts, which are struck by calamity almost every monsoon, was recently inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, who had taken a keen interest in its implementation.
The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, was also present on the occasion.
The State's Irrigation Minister, Mr Manas Bhuniya, said, “The project will provide immense benefit to nearly 30 lakh people in the two districts by preventing inundation of their land.”
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