Canal completed in 42 years, washed away in 24 hours
Jharkhand administration probe blames rodents for breach
31/08/2019, INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE,RANCHI
It took 42 years to build a Jharkhand irrigation project, and then within 24 hours of its inauguration, the canal meant to provide water to 85 villages across Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts was washed away.
The State administration has found rodents to pin the blame on.
The irrigation project in Giridih district was dedicated to the people by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday. By Thursday, a major breach developed in the canal, causing extensive flooding in several villages.
“The initial probe suspected ‘rat holes’ causing damage to the canal,” said a government statement released on Friday.
Arun Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of Water Resources Department, tweeted that following the breach in the canal and damage caused to the crops, a high-level team, led by chief engineer of advanced projects in the department, has been constituted. The reports are to be submitted within 24 hours. The repair works are on.
In 1978, the then Governor of undivided Bihar, Jagannath Kaushal, had laid the foundation of the project, but due to several reasons the project got delayed. The cost of the project also escalated from ₹12 crore in 1978 to ₹2,500 crore.
Jharkhand administration probe blames rodents for breach
31/08/2019, INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE,RANCHI
It took 42 years to build a Jharkhand irrigation project, and then within 24 hours of its inauguration, the canal meant to provide water to 85 villages across Giridih, Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts was washed away.
The State administration has found rodents to pin the blame on.
The irrigation project in Giridih district was dedicated to the people by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday. By Thursday, a major breach developed in the canal, causing extensive flooding in several villages.
“The initial probe suspected ‘rat holes’ causing damage to the canal,” said a government statement released on Friday.
Arun Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of Water Resources Department, tweeted that following the breach in the canal and damage caused to the crops, a high-level team, led by chief engineer of advanced projects in the department, has been constituted. The reports are to be submitted within 24 hours. The repair works are on.
In 1978, the then Governor of undivided Bihar, Jagannath Kaushal, had laid the foundation of the project, but due to several reasons the project got delayed. The cost of the project also escalated from ₹12 crore in 1978 to ₹2,500 crore.
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