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  • 27 May, 2020

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North Koel reservoir

North Koel reservoir

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for the completion of the North Koel reservoir project. Part of the fund for this project is derived under PMKSY’s LTIF- Long term Irrigation Fund and the rest from the state government's contributions. The project is situated on North Koel River, a tributary of the Sone River. It will provide irrigation to most backward and drought-prone districts in Jharkhand and Bihar.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)

  • This scheme has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation and improving water use efficiency in a focused manner.
  • It focuses on end-to-end solutions for source creation, distribution, management, field application and extension activities.
  • The scheme now comes under the Ministry of Agriculture and farmer’s Welfare.
  • PMKSY has been formulated amalgamating schemes of
  1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR),
  2. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of the Department of Land Resources (DoLR).
  3. On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).

Source: PIB


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