IRRIGATION POTENTIAL OF HARIHAR JOR IRRIGATION PROJECT IN ORISSA

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The Harihar Jor Irrigation Project in Orissa envisages creation of ultimate irrigation potential of 13.70 thousand hectare on completion, out of which 9.95 thousand hectare has been created up to the end of 2000-01. It is an ongoing project in the Tenth Five Year Plan.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty in a written reply to question from Shri Surendra Lath in the Rajya Sabha today.