Bhubaneswar, Dec. 11 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced an ambitious irrigation expansion plan under the Adibandh Construction Scheme - 3.0, targeting the construction of 3,000 new check dams and the renovation of 2,000 existing ones over the next five years.
The initiative aims to create irrigation facilities for nearly 48,000 hectares of agricultural land and has been allocated Rs.2,738 crore.
At the 13th Recruitment Fair here, the Chief Minister inaugurated 101 new check dams across 22 districts, built at a cost of Rs.70.27 crore, which will provide irrigation to 2,416 hectares of farmland.
He also laid the foundation stone for 201 additional check dams in 15 districts under Phase-I of Adibandh Scheme 3....