India, March 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that his government is committed to Bihar's all-round development following the inclusion of the state's Kosi Mechi Intra-State Link Project under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY-AIBP).

After the Union Cabinet headed by him took the decision, PM Modi said the scheme will provide water for irrigating a large area and boosting the income of farmers.

The project envisages diversion of a part of surplus Kosi river water for extending irrigation to Mahananda basin in Bihar by remodelling existing Eastern Kosi Main Canal.

Referring to the Cabinet's approval for a four-lane greenfield and brownfield Patna-Arrah-Sasaram ...