Rs 2584.10 cr project to provide irrigation, drinking water & power to U’khand
THURSDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Union cabinet has given its approval for the important Jamrani dam multipurpose project in Uttarakhand. On Wednesday the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved inclusion of Jamrani dam multipurpose project under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) of department of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation.
The CCEA has approved central support of Rs 1,557.18 crore to Uttarakhand for completion of the project with estimated cost of Rs 2,584.10 crore by March, 2028.
The project envisages construction of a dam near Jamrani village on the river Gola, a tributary of river Ram Ganga, in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The dam would feed the existing Gola barrage, through its 40.5 km length of canal system and 244 km long canal system, which was completed in 1981.
The project would provide irrigation of 57,065 hectares (9,458 hectares in Uttarakhand and 47,607 hectares in Uttar Pradesh) in Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand, and Rampur and Bareilly districts in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from construction of two new feeder canals, 207 km of existing canals would be renovated and 278 km field channels are also to be taken up under the project. In addition, the project also envisages hydro power generation of 14 MW, as well as provision of 42.70 million cubic metres (MCM) of drinking water to Haldwani and nearby areas benefitting more than 10.65 lakh population.
A substantial part of irrigation benefits of the project would flow to the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, and cost/ benefit sharing between the two States is to be done as per the MoU signed in 2017. However, drinking water and power benefits shall be available entirely to Uttarakhand.
