New Delhi, March 28 -- The Government on Friday approved the inclusion of Kosi Mechi Intra-State Link Project of Bihar under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) of Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also approved central support of Rs 3,652.56 crore to Bihar for completion of the project by March, 2029 with an estimated cost of Rs 6,282.32 cr. Kosi Mechi Intra-State Link Project envisages diversion of part of surplus water of Kosi river for extending irrigation to Mahananda basin lying in Bihar by way of remodelling of existing Eastern Kosi Main Canal (EKMC) and extending the EKMC beyond its tail end ...