Bihar JAL Board

Can you list me the names of the Ongoing Schemes by Water Resources Department of Government of Bihar?

[Kiran Chandar]

Water Resources Department is one of the major establishments of Government of Bihar which protects the right of State in sharing Water of Inter State Rivers/Basins.

The fields of Operations are:

Creation of irrigation potential and utilization of created potential through construction, maintenance and regulation of major and medium irrigation schemes,

Construction and maintenance of embankments, revetment in selected portions of river banks, land spurs and other necessary flood protection works,

Draining of water logged areas

Providing optimum benefit of the major and medium irrigation projects to the beneficiaries committees through administrative control over Command Area Development Agencies

Ongoing Schemes

Important Major Schemes
1. Western Kosi Canal Scheme
2. Durgawati Reservoir Project
3. North Koel Reservoir Scheme
4. Bateshwarsthan Pump Canal Scheme
5. Punpun Barrage Scheme
6. Dhadhar Irrigation Scheme
7. Uderasthan Barrage Scheme
8. Sono Causeway under Barnar Irrigation Scheme
9. Weir on Sugarve River at Araria Village in Ghoghardiha Block

Important Medium Schemes
1. Mandai Weir Scheme
2. Batane Reservoir Project
3. Kundghat Reservoir Project
4. Karmnasha Pump Canal Scheme
5. Malai Barrage Scheme
6. Kundar Barrage Project
7. Solhanda Weir
8. Sammatbigha Weir
9. Lawaich Rampur Scheme
10. Construction of More Weir
11. Construction of Kachnama Weir
12. Restoration of Schemes like Jagarnath Weir, Vishnu Weir, Kadhar Weir, Seswan Bandh are underway