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SARYU NAHAR NATIONAL PROJECT
SARYU N AHAR N ATION AL PR OJE CT

LAUN CHED AFTE R 4 3 YEARS
LAUNCHED AFTER 43 YEARS

Special focus on
THE MAIN CANALS SARYU LINK CANAL RAPTI LINK CANAL the development of

OF THE SARYU - 43 KM - 21 KM Purvanchal

NAHAR NATIONAL SARYU MAIN CANAL RAPTI MAIN CANAL 20 OCTOBER - Kushinagar
- 125 KM
– 63 KM
International Airport opened.
he work of the Saryu Nahar National Project in Uttar Pradesh was This gave a new impetus to the
started in 1978 from Bahraichpur. But due to the delay, the work of development of Purvanchal
with the promotion of the
Tthis project was completed only up to 52% till 2017. When this long- Buddhist circuit.
pending project got the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then the 25 OCTOBER – Inauguration
remaining 48 percent work of this project was completed in just four and of 9 new medical colleges
a half years. Inaugurating it in Balrampur on December 11, Prime Minister including Siddharthnagar.
Modi said, “When the work on this project started, its cost was less than Rs Due to this, the people of
100 crore. Today it has been completed after spending about 10 thousand Purvanchal will not have to
crores. The country has already paid 100 times more for the negligence of go far for treatment. Pradhan
the previous governments. If it is government money, then why should I care? Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth
This thinking had become the biggest obstacle in the balanced and all-around Bharat Yojana (PMASBY)
development of the country. This thinking also kept the Saryu canal project scheme launched.
hanging." 16 NOVEMBER- Inauguration
of Purvanchal Expressway.
BENEFIT TO MORE THAN 29 LAKH FARMERS OF 9 DISTRICTS The second expressway of
Uttar Pradesh will give boost
A network of 6 thousand 623 the Ghaghra and Saryu rivers. to economic self-reliance
km of canals was laid. All these More than 29 lakh farmers with new employment
canals have been connected to of 6,200 villages of Bahraich, opportunities.
the villages. It connects five rivers Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant 7 DECEMBER - AIIMS and
of 9 districts of Purvanchal. Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, fertilizer factory started in
Ghaghara to Saryu, Saryu to Rapti, Shravasti, Gonda, Balrampur, and Gorakhpur. If seriously ill
Rapti to Banganga and Banganga Maharajganj will get its benefit. people will get relief from
to Rohini river were connected. This project will facilitate irrigation running to Delhi or Lucknow,
Water from all five rivers will of 14 lakh hectares of land. The then farmers will get new
be released into the canal for length of the project is 318 km, energy from the fertilizer
irrigation. It was declared a while it has linkages in 6 thousand factory.
national project in 2012. 590 km. 11 DECEMBER - Saryu Nahar
The first end of the canal is on the Interlinking of rivers will save them National Project inaugurated.
Saryu barrage of Bahraich built on from disasters like floods. More than 29 lakh farmers of
9 districts will get its direct
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