Cabinet approves inclusion of Jamrani Dam under Krishi Sinchayee scheme
₹2,584 crore. The project envisages the construction of a dam near near Jamrani village on the Gola river, a tributary of river Ganga, in Uttarakhand's Nainital district. Once constructed, the dam will feed the existing Gola barrage with its 40.5 km canal and a 244-km long canal system, which was completed in 1981.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that the CentrE would contribute ₹1,557.18 crore towards the project, aiming for completion by March 2028. The project will see setting up of two feeder canals, refurbishing 207 km of existing canals, and introducing 278 km of solid field channels. On the energy front, the dam is expected to generate 14 MW of hydropower and deliver 42.70 million cubic meters of potable water to over 10.65 lakh residents in Haldwani and its vicinities.
A substantial part of the irrigation benefits of the project would flow to the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, and cost or benefit sharing between the two states will be done as per a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2017. However, drinking water and power benefits shall be available entirely to Uttarakhand, according to an official release. The PMKSY, initiated in 2015-16 to improve farm water accessibility and foster sustainable water conservation methods, has a projected outlay of ₹93,068.56 crore until 2026.
As a component of PMKSY, the accelerated irrigation benefits programme (AIBP) aims to foster irrigation potential through large-scale projects. To date, 53 projects have been finalized under PMKSY-AIBP, leading to additional irrigation across 25.14 lakh ha. With the Jamrani Dam project's inclusion, the number of projects post the inception of PMKSY 2.0 in 2021-22 reaches seven."Exciting news! Mint is
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