Secretary Irrigation did a site inspection of Jamrani Dam Project in Haldwani

Dehradun: In line with the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Secretary Irrigation Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar inspected the dam site of Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project on Saturday.
It is worth noting that on July 3, a review meeting of the Irrigation Department was held by the Chief Minister in which he had directed that the officers should go to ground zero and inspect various projects of the Irrigation Department. In the sequence of which Secretary Irrigation Dr. R Rajesh did a site inspection of the Jamrani Dam Project under construction in Haldwani. He said that the Jamrani Dam Project is one of the ambitious projects of the state government.
During the inspection, the Deputy General Manager of the project, BB Pandey, informed that the construction of a concrete gravity dam of 150.6 m height is proposed under the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project. The project will provide annual 42.70 MCM drinking water to Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. Apart from this, the project will also provide additional irrigation facility in 57066 hectares area of ​​​​Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand state and Bareilly and Rampur districts of Uttar Pradesh state.
An MoU has been signed between the Government of India and the State Government for financing the project. For the construction of the project, an amount of Rs 157.50 crore has been released by the Government of India as the first installment for the financial year 2024-25. The State Government has released an amount of Rs 200.00 crore in the financial year 2023-24 for the rehabilitation works of the project. The project officers were directed to speed up the rehabilitation works by establishing coordination with the district administration.
During the field inspection, Mr. Lalit Kumar, Manager Ajay Pant, Mr. Pankaj Dhoundiyal, Himanshu Pant etc. and Project Manager of Dam Construction Agency Afcons Infrastructure Limited Umesh Kumar Agarwal and other officers were present.