Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Saryu Canal National Project worth Rs 9,802 crore in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh on 11 December 2021. PM Modi first inspected the model related to the Saryu canal project along with the Governor and CM. After that, by pressing the button, the country’s largest irrigation project was launched.
It is being told that due to the Saryu Canal National Project, more than 14 lakh hectares of land will be irrigated. Nine districts connecting Bahraich to Gorakhpur will benefit from this project. With this, about 14 and a half lakh hectares can be irrigated. According to media reports, this project, which has been stalled for the last 40 years, has been completed in the last about 5 years.
The Saryu Canal National Project is six thousand 623 km long. Saryu Canal National Project connects five rivers of nine districts of UP. In this Ghaghra to Saryu and Saryu to Rapti have been added. Along with this, Rohin river has been connected to Banganga and Baan Ganga to Rapti.
