Lok Sabha Question No. 3380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Irrigation and Flood Management Projects in Bihar
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3380

ANSWERED ON 12.03.2026

## IRRIGATION AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN BIHAR

## †3380. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of major and medium irrigation and flood management projects approved in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), district-wise;

(b) the original timeline, current status and irrigation potential created for these projects along with details of delayed projects and the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of funds approved, released and spent for these projects during the last five years, projectwise;

(d) the details of the monitoring and review mechanism adopted by the Government to remove delays and to ensure timely completion of irrigation projects in view of the recurring flood and drought conditions in the State; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  expedite  the  completion  of  pending  irrigation  and  flood  management projects and to strengthen climate-resilient irrigation infrastructure in Bihar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  to  (c) Ninety-Nine  (99)  ongoing  Major/Medium  Irrigation  projects  (and  7  phases)  with  pari-passu command area development in 88 projects were identified and included under PMKSY during 2016-17. Out of them, two projects of Bihar, namely Durgawati Project benefiting Rohtas & Kaimur districts and Punpun Barrage Project benefiting  Patna, Arwal & Jehanabad district were included under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana-Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (PMKSY-AIBP)  with  pari-passu  command area  development  in  Durgawati  Project  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana-Command  Area Development and Water Management (PMKSY-CAD&WM).

Further,  Nineteen  (19)  major  and  medium  irrigation  projects  have  been  taken  up  for  funding  under PMKSY-AIBP after approval of implementation of PMKSY for the period of 2021-26. Out of them two projects, namely Kosi-Mechi Intra-State Link benefiting Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj & Katihar district and North Koel Project benefiting Aurangabad, Gaya, Palamau & Garhwa district of Bihar.

The project-wise details are given at Annexure .

(d) & (e) In order to remove the delay and to ensure timely completion of these projects, the Ministry and the State  Government  undertake  project-wise  periodic  reviews  meetings  to  monitor  physical  and  financial progress  of  the  projects.   Issues  and  bottlenecks  under  the  projects  are  flagged  over  Project  Monitoring Group (PMG) portal and resolved in PMG review meetings. Further, Govt monitors these projects through a dedicated dashboard, backed with a management information system maintained by DoWR, RD & GR. To expedite completion, the projects are regularly visited and monitored by Central Water Commission under DoWR, RD & GR, as well as by a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) under this Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3380 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.03.2026 REGARDING 'IRRIGATION AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN BIHAR'.

Details of projects under PMSKY-AIBP and PMKSY-CADWM Schemes

(Rs. in Crore and Irrigation Potential & Command Area in Thousand Hectare)

| S.No.      | Project Name                                            | Districts Benefitted               | Estimated Cost   | Expenditure   | Eligible Central Assistance under PMKSY   | Central Assistance released during 2020-25   | Ultimate Irrigation Potential   | Irrigation Potential Created   | Scheduled completion under PMKSY   | Present Status        |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| PMKSY-AIBP | PMKSY-AIBP                                              | PMKSY-AIBP                         | PMKSY-AIBP       | PMKSY-AIBP    | PMKSY-AIBP                                | PMKSY-AIBP                                   | PMKSY-AIBP                      | PMKSY-AIBP                     | PMKSY-AIBP                         | PMKSY-AIBP            |
| 1          | Durgawati Project                                       | Rohtas, Kaimur                     | 1207.39          | 1183.46       | 90.07                                     | 14.12                                        | 39.61                           | 35.50                          | December, 2019                     | Completed.            |
| 2          | Punpun Barrage Project                                  | Patna, Arwal, Jehanabad            | 685.28           | 409.17        | 106.02                                    | 0                                            | 13.68                           | 3.68                           | December, 2019                     | Headwork completed.   |
| 3          | Kosi-Mechi Intra State Link Project                     | Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj Katihar | & 6282.32        | 132.00        | 3652.56                                   | 0                                            | 210.516                         | 0                              | March, 2029                        | Physical Progress 4%  |
| d4         | North Koel Project (Bihar-Jharkhand Interstate Project) | Aurangabad, Gaya, Palamau Garhwa   | & 2431.00        | 946.39        | 1836.41                                   | 49.82                                        | 95.521                          | 0                              | June, 2026                         | Physical Progress 38% |
|            | Total:                                                  | Total:                             | 10605.99         | 2671.02       | 5685.06                                   | 63.94                                        | 359.327                         | 39.18                          |                                    |                       |

| S. No.       | Project Name            | Districts Benefitted   | Estimated Cost   | Expenditur e   | Eligible Central Assistance under PMKSY   | Central Assistance released during 2020-25   | Command Area   | Command Area Developed   | Scheduled completion under PMKSY   | Present Status          |
|--------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| PMKSY-CAD&WM | PMKSY-CAD&WM            | PMKSY-CAD&WM           | PMKSY-CAD&WM     | PMKSY-CAD&WM   | PMKSY-CAD&WM                              | PMKSY-CAD&WM                                 | PMKSY-CAD&WM   | PMKSY-CAD&WM             | PMKSY-CAD&WM                       | PMKSY-CAD&WM            |
| 1.           | Durgawati CADWM Project | Rohtas, Kaimur         | 142.20           | 75.64          | 50.66                                     | 0                                            | 30.51          | 19.13                    | December, 2019                     | Physical progress - 63% |

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