Durgawati project to be completed by March 2012

Bihar's Water Resources Department Minister Vijendra Yadav and Building Construction Minister Chedi Paswan jointly released the white paper for completion of the ambitious Durgawati Reservoir Project in Kaimur and Rohtas districts within two years at a press conference in Patna on August 6, 2010.

Speaking on the occasion, Yadav said the project would be completed within a record time of two years by March 31, 2012 and facilitate irrigation in more than 33 lakh hectares of land in these two districts.

"We have removed all the hurdles and got clearance from the Environment and Forest Ministry for the project," he said. A sum of Rs 1067 crore was estimated to be spent on the project, he added
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