Farmers gherao Tehsil office in Cuttack protesting delay in completion of irrigation project

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | August 28, 2021 IST

Cuttack, Aug 28: Farmers of the Narasinghpur area have gheraoed the Tehsil office over the delay in completion of a Mega Lift Irrigation project. The farmers from Balisahi village under Narasinghapur block gheraoed the Tehsil office demanding swift completion of the project. Sources said, the Mega Irrigation Project worth Rs 378 crore was proposed in 2015 to irrigate crops from the Mahanadi river. L&T Construction was engaged to execute the project. However, the company could not complete it on time. At the same time, the acute shortfall of rain has caused a drought-like situation in the locality.

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