(a) whether the work on canal projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh has not been completed;
(b) if so, by when the work on North Koel Canal Project in Bihar
is likely to be completed; and
(c) The expenditure incurred so far on the implementation of the
said project and the benefits likely to accrued therefrom?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) to (c) Various Canal Projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and
Madhya Pradesh are ongoing. As per “Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07)
and Annual Plan (2002-03), Major and Medium Irrigation, Drainage
and Flood Control Programme, Water Resources Department,
Government of Bihar†the North Koel Project has been scheduled to
be completed by 2004-05. The expenditure on this Project up to
March 2002 is Rs. 555.69 crore and the project will create an
ultimate irrigation potential of 105.90 th.ha. Irrigation being a
State subject, irrigation projects are planned, investigated,
implemented and funded by the concerned State Governments as per
their own priorities.