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Bihar CM lays foundation stones for seven projects in Madhubani district

PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said he would be doing whatever possible for overall development of Koshi region in north Bihar .

Addressing a public meeting in the premises of Jagdeo Salauta High School at Bariyarva village under Madhepur block of Madhubani district after laying foundation stones for altogether seven works under the Western Koshi Canal Project; he further said that necessary steps were being taken to protect the people living in between the Western Koshi embankment and Koshi river from the recurring floods.



He said in order to protect the people in Koshi region, the Sikrahta-Manjhari lower embankment was being extended for another 4.6 KM from Parsauni to Mahisa village. Bituminous road would also be built on the embankment for convenience of the local people.

CM said, today foundation stones were laid for altogether seven works, worth Rs 64.43 crore, under the Western Koshi Canal Project.

“The existing gaps in the Chikna sub-distributary, Dumariyahi sub-distributary, Jhanjharpur branch canal, Ugranath branch canal, Kakerghati branch canal and Kings canal will be completed under these seven works,” an official of water resources department said.

CM also said the left embankment of Bhutahi Balan river would be extended for another 6.6 KM upto the Ghoghardiha-Nirmali link road. Due to this extension, the residents of 56 villages of Ghoghardiha and Phulparas blocks would be saved from the damamges caused by flash floods of Bhutahi Balan river.

State's water resources department (WRD) minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, disaster management department minister Lakshmeshwar Rai, Jhanjharpur MP Rampreet Mandal, Phulparas MLA Guljar Devi, Rajnagar MLA Rampreet Paswan, former MP Mangani Lal Mandal and WRD secretary Sanjeev Kumar Hans also addressed the public meeting.

Former minister and MLC Ram Lakhan Ram Raman, JD(U) MLC Dilip Kumar Chaudhary and Harlakhi MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar also were present on the occasion.

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