(a) whether Sone river passes through the States of Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha; and
(b) if so, the details of the area irrigated by the Sone river, State-wise?
(a) whether Sone river passes through the States of Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha; and
(b) if so, the details of the area irrigated by the Sone river, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a)Madhya Praadesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar are co-basin states of River Sone.
(b)The intended irrigation benefits for three states from Bansagar dam on River Sone in Madhya Pradesh is as under:
(i)Annual irrigation in Madhya Pradesh (in the districts of Rewa, Sidhi, Satna and Shahdol): 2.49 lakh hectare.
(ii)Annual irrigation in Uttar Pradesh (in the districts of Mirzapur and Allahabad): 1.5 lakh hectare
(iii)Annual irrigation in Bihar : 0.94 lakh hectare towards stabilizing through old Sone Canal System.