Project, to be funded by Nabard, will be taken up at a cost of ₹933.10 crorePrime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project (LBP) system, to be taken up at Rs. The LBP system comprises the LBP main canal that receives water from the Bhavani Sagar Dam and runs for 201 km irrigating 2.07 lakh hectares in the districts of Erode, Tiruppur and Karur. 194.15 crore, second – 127.65 crore, third – Rs. While packages one to four will be taken up in LBP canal, package five will cover Kalingarayan while package six will cover Thadapalli and Arakkankottai channels. Implementation of this scheme will facilitate assured irrigation to an extent of 2,47,247 acres in three districts, the engineer said.

Source: The Hindu February 24, 2021 18:59 UTC