Along the banks of the Kosi in Supaul district, Bihar's Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary pressed forward on a Rs 6,282 crore wager that water, long a source of ruin through floods, can be redirected into a source of abundance for four historically underserved districts. The Kosi-Mechi Inter-State River Link Project seeks to carry excess river water across a parched agricultural landscape, promising irrigation to over two lakh hectares and a measure of economic dignity to the farmers of Seemanchal. It is, at its heart, an old human ambition — to bend the river's indifference toward human need —
Bihar CM pushes Rs 6,282 crore Kosi-Mechi river link project toward 2029 completion
Project designed to benefit farmers across four districts; CM directed officials to minimize construction inconvenience to farming communities.
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