MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) to (e) In respect of Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project in Jharkhand, Chandil dam is 99% complete, Icha dam is 30%
complete and Galudih Barrage is 98% complete. Works on Kharkai barrage is yet to be taken up by the Government of Jharkhand.
Chandil Left Bank Canal (LBC) is 95% complete. Icha LBC and Right Bank Canal (RBC) each are 30% complete, Galudih RBC is 89%
complete and Kharkai canal (RBC) is 25% complete. Works on Galudih LBC and Kharkai LBC are yet to be taken up by the
Government of Jharkhand.
In respect of Subernarekha Barrage Project in West Bengal, only infrastructural works have been taken up by the Government
of West Bengal so far and the actual project works have not been taken up by them.
In respect of Subernarekha Irrigation Project in Orissa, Jambira dam (truncated section) and Jambira Right Main Canal have
been completed. Further, 99% of the earthwork for Subernarekha Main Canal is also complete.
The Government of Bihar has informed that an irrigation scheme named Upper Sakari Reservoir Project was prepared in the year
1974-75 to provide irrigation to 67.67 th.ha. of land in the drought prone area in the districts of Giridih, Hazaribagh,
Nawada, Nalanda and Sheikhpura. In the meantime, Bihar Reorganisation Act-2000 was enacted with effect from 20.11.2000
and the project became an interstate project between the States of Jharkhand and Bihar having Dam site in Jharkhand and
Baksoti weir site in Bihar. Several meetings between the representatives of both the State Governments have been held to
finalise the draft agreement for sharing the water of river Sakari but no agreement has been reached so far.
As informed by the Government of Jharkhand, earthen dam of 678 metre length, spillway of 29.50 metre length, outlet with
gate and main canal from chain 15.00 to 487.00 of Nakti reservoir project have been completed so far and the project is
scheduled to be completed by March, 2010.
Irrigation is a state subject and irrigation projects are planned, funded and implemented by the concerned State Governments
from their own resources as per their own priorities. However, Central Government provides financial assistance to the State
Governments under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) for expeditious completion of ongoing projects as per
the guidelines of the programme in force from time to time. An amount of Rs.598.50 crore has been released to Subernarekha
Irrigation Project (Orissa) and Rs.13.288 crore to Subernarekha Barrage Project (West Bengal) as Central Assistance/Grant
under AIBP so far as per proposals received from them.
(f) The details of the irrigation potential envisaged to be created by completion of these Projects, State-wise are given
below: -
Sl. No. Name of Project Name of State Ultimate Irrigation Potential (in thousand hectares)
1. Subernarekha Multipurpose Jharkhand 236.850 project
2. Subernarekha Barrage West Bengal 114.198 project
3. Subernarekha Irrigation Orissa 187.460 project
4. Upper Sakari Reservoir Bihar/Jharkhand 67.670 project
5. Nakti Reservoir project Jharkhand 2.250
