Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday launched Deo and Subarnarekha irrigation projects in the Mayurbhanj district and laid the foundation stone for many developmental projects on Friday evening.
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Water from the left canal of Deo Irrigation Project in Karanjia sub division was released on Tuesday.
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BARIPADA: Water from the left canal of Deo Irrigation Project in Karanjia sub division was released on Tuesday.
This came a day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the release of water from the canal system of Subarnarekha Irrigation Project, which will provide water to 15,359 hectare of farmland in the tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj.
Also present on the occasion were Collector Vineet Bhardwaj and SP Rishikesh D Khilari, Karanjia Sub Collector Rajanikanta Biswal along with officials of different departments.
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Mayurbhanj will be the first district in the country to provide piped water to every household. Photo/ANI
Odisha CM inaugurates Subarnarekha Irrigation Project ANI | Updated: Jul 20, 2021 04:59 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Subarnarekha Irrigation Project and released the water through a newly constructed canal system for irrigation of 15,359 hectares of farmland in Mayurbhanj district.
This will facilitate irrigation of 97 villages in Baripada, Betanti, Morada, Shuliapada and Rasgobindpur blocks of Mayurbhanj district.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said: Today is a day of Joy for Mayurbhanj district and the whole of Odisha, this project will result in a gold and healthy crop in the district. He added that the Subarnarekha Irrigation Project would irrigate 1.09 lakh hectares of land in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts.