Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said Governor Ramesh Bais has given in-principle approval for the Rs 80000 crore Wainganga-Nalganga river linking project.
"I met Governor Bais on July 9 requesting urgent approval for the Wainganga-Nalganga river link project. He has given in-principle approval for the project, which would cost around Rs 80,000 crore," Fadnavis said on X.
The project will change the picture of Vidarbha region, he added.
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Connecting Wainganga river, which flows from Bhandara, and Nalganga in Buldhana with a 550 kilometre long canal will bring 3.71 lakh hectares of land under irrigation in six districts of Vidarbha.
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