Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Odisha Approves Rs 54,000 Crore Water Infrastructure Projects
Odisha is building many projects to help people save and use water.
The state approved projects costing Rs 54,000 crore in two years.
These projects have helped bring irrigation water to 3.2 lakh hectares of farmland.
Workers built check dams, storage structures, wells and lift irrigation systems.
Some wells use solar power to help rural communities.
Rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge projects are also being built.
More than 40,000 Pani Panchayats are helping manage irrigation.
The Kanupur Project, delayed since 2003-04, has now been completed.
Its canal network is expected to provide water to another 25,000 hectares within the next year.
Odisha approved water infrastructure projects worth Rs 54,000 crore over the past two years.
Irrigation facilities were extended to 3.2 lakh hectares of farmland, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said.
The state completed 770 check dams, nine In-Stream Storage Structures and several irrigation projects.
Odisha built thousands of community lift irrigation projects, deep borewells and solar-powered borewells.
The long-delayed Kanupur Project was completed, with its canal network expected to irrigate 25,000 hectares within a year.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and the state government.
- What
- The state reported approving Rs 54,000 crore in water infrastructure projects and expanding irrigation facilities.
- When
- Over the past two years; Majhi made the remarks on Wednesday, and the Kanupur dam was completed by August 31.
- Where
- Odisha; the remarks were made at a Union Ministry of Jal Shakti departmental summit in New Delhi.
- Why
- To strengthen water security, irrigation, water conservation and groundwater sustainability, while supporting rural areas and agriculture.
- Projects approved
- Water infrastructure projects worth Rs 54,000 crore over two years
- Irrigation coverage
- Facilities extended to 3.2 lakh hectares of farmland
- Completed check dams
- 770 new check dams built and 1,312 existing check dams restored
- Rural water infrastructure
- 3,224 community lift irrigation projects, 20,228 deep borewells and 8,917 solar-powered deep borewells constructed
- Rainwater and groundwater projects
- 20,000 rooftop rainwater harvesting structures completed under Chhata and 1,200 recharge shafts built under Arua
- Water governance
- More than 40,000 Pani Panchayats are being empowered
- Kanupur Project
- The dam was completed by August 31; the canal network is expected within the next year and is planned to irrigate 25,000 hectares