Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh today and inaugurated the Saryu Nahar National Project.
Prime Minister Modi’s vision to prioritize long pending projects of national importance, has born results as Saryu Nahar National Project, a project in progress for four decades is now finally complete.
Addressing the gathering, PM Modi paid homage to India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and said that his demise is a great loss for every Indian, for every patriot. “The whole country has been a witness to the hard work that General Bipin Rawat Ji was doing to make the country’s forces self-reliant,” he added.
THE LOSS OF CDS BIPIN RAWAT JI IS A LOSS OF EVERY INDIAN. HE HAS DONE COMMENDABLE WORK IN MAKING OUR DEFENCE AATMA NIRBHAR: PM @NARENDRAMODI
— PRASAR BHARATI NEWS SERVICES पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_INDIA) DECEMBER 11, 2021
PM further continued and said that though India is in sorrow ‘but even after suffering the pain, we neither stop our pace nor progress. India will not stop. Efforts to make the country’s armed forces self-reliant Campaign to strengthen coordination between the three armies, Will keep moving forward.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1469585254344118273&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsonair.com%2F2021%2F12%2F11%2Fthe-nation-is-with-the-families-of-the-heroes-we-have-lost-pm-modi%2F&sessionId=4209cabb7d63f2b875066d8ac7f6a550a1b36a5d&theme=light&widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&width=550px
I WANT TO PAY MY HOMAGE TO THE BRAVE HEARTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN UNFORESEEN HELICOPTER CRASH ON 8TH DECEMBER, INCLUDING CDS GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT, WHOSE VISION FOR ‘AATMANIRBHAR DEFENCE’ WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME: PM @NARENDRAMODI
— PRASAR BHARATI NEWS SERVICES पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_INDIA) DECEMBER 11, 2021
‘’General Bipin Rawat, in the days to come, will see his India moving forward with new resolutions. The work of improving the security of the country’s borders, Work to strengthen border infrastructure will continue,’’ said PM Modi.
He said proper utilization of the water of the country’s rivers, and adequate water reaching the fields of farmers, is one of the top priorities of the government. The completion of the Saryu Canal National Project is proof that when the thinking is honest, the work is also solid.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1469582091369136129&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsonair.com%2F2021%2F12%2F11%2Fthe-nation-is-with-the-families-of-the-heroes-we-have-lost-pm-modi%2F&sessionId=4209cabb7d63f2b875066d8ac7f6a550a1b36a5d&theme=light&widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&width=550px
PM @NARENDRAMODI INAUGURATES THE SARYU NAHAR NATIONAL PROJECT IN BALRAMPUR, UTTAR PRADESH. PIC.TWITTER.COM/8ONJU9EWJX
— PRASAR BHARATI NEWS SERVICES पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_INDIA) DECEMBER 11, 2021
‘’We have done more work in the Saryu canal project than what was done in 5 decades in less than 5 years. This is a double-engine government. This is the speed of work of the double engine government, our priority is to finish the project on time”, he added.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1469586339788066816&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsonair.com%2F2021%2F12%2F11%2Fthe-nation-is-with-the-families-of-the-heroes-we-have-lost-pm-modi%2F&sessionId=4209cabb7d63f2b875066d8ac7f6a550a1b36a5d&theme=light&widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&width=550px
WE ARE ENSURING THE RIGHT USE OF WATER RESOURCES AS OUR UTMOST PRIORITY, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY: PM @NARENDRAMODI
— PRASAR BHARATI NEWS SERVICES पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_INDIA) DECEMBER 11, 2021
Journey of this Project: Four decades of delay v\s 4 years of renewed focus
The work on the project began in 1978 but due to lack of continuity of budgetary support, interdepartmental coordination, and adequate monitoring, it got delayed and was not completed even after nearly four decades.
Consequently, in 2016, the project was brought under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana and a target was set to complete it in a time-bound manner.
Accordingly, new innovative solutions were found for new land acquisitions to construct new canals, fill the critical gaps in the project, and resolve the pending litigation related to the previous land acquisitions. The renewed focus on the project resulted in it being completed in only about four years.
Saryu Nahar National Project to benefit about 29 lakh farmers
This project has been built with a total cost of more than Rs. 9800 crore, wherein more than Rs 4600 crore was provisioned in the last four years. Saryu Nahar National Project involves the interlinking of five rivers, namely, Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga, and Rohini that intends to ensure superlative usage of water resources of the region.
With this project, the government has assured water for irrigation of over 14 lakh hectares of land, this, in turn, will benefit about 29 lakh farmers of over 6200 villages. Nine districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh namely – Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, and Maharajganj will reap the benefits of this project.
