The Central Government has released an amount of Rs 334.698 crore to the State, against an allocation of Rs 9,253.4301crore during the period of 2007-08 and 2009-10, for six major-medium and 461 minor irrigation projects. These projects are designed to create an irrigation potential of 2, 21,112 hectares under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/centre-okays-rs-334-cr-irrigation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/assam-tribune-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jamuna-k
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pahumara
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/barpeta-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagaon-d