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Bihar's Kosi-Mechi River Link
The Kosi-Mechi project ties two Bihar rivers together with a canal, and the Centre bankrolls it through its accelerated irrigation window.
Last updated 29 July 20265 min read
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Bihar's Kosi-Mechi canal link is 8.5% built, with ₹3,652.56 crore of central assistance behind it and March 2029 as the finish date.
- Kosi Mechi link project
- PMKSY-AIBP
- Bihar irrigation
- Eastern Kosi Main Canal
- river interlinking
- Jal Shakti
- Sapta-Kosi
- JPO-SKSKI
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