Centre approves Rs 4,900 crore Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project

Union Government has approved Rs 4,900 crore Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of Bihar. This is the second major river interlinking project in the country to be approved by Central Government after the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh. This approval comes after this project secured the last remaining mandatory technical-cum-administrative ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bihar • cabinet approval • India-Nepal • Kosi River • Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project • Mahananda River • Mechi River • National Project Status • Seemanchal region • Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change • Union Ministry of Environment

India inks Loan Agreement with World Bank for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project

Union Government has signed 250 million dollars Financing Agreement with World Bank for Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project. The loan has been sanctioned by the World Bank’s concessionary lending arm International Development Association (IDA). The loan has implementation period of 5 years and Bihar Government is the implementing agency. About Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016

Topics: Bihar • Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project • Disaster Management • Kosi River • World Bank