Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today approved two projects including the lift irrigation project in Bijepur of Bargarh district and tender for construction of sewerage system for Bhubaneswar district II, during its meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the state secretariat here.
The Bijepur lift irrigation project which is named as ‘Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System’ by the state cabinet has been envisaged to provide irrigation to rainfed and drought prone areas of about 25,600Ha in Bijepur, Sohela and Barpalli blocks of Bargarh district. Beyond this on completion of the project, irrigation will be provided to 32,000Ha in Kharif and Rabi season.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1246.56 crores and it has been decided to complete the project work within a period of five years. The cabinet has provided its nod for approval of tender of construction of sewerage system for Bhubaneswar Sewerage District II on EPC mode of contract.
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