Bihar cabinet approves revised cost for the Ganga Water Lift Project Phase I

The Bihar cabinet has approved a revised cost of Rs 41.74 billion for the Ganga water lift project, Phase I. The project aims to supply safe drinking water in the towns of Gaya, Rajgir and Nawada by lifting water from the Ganga river near Hatidah in Patna district in Bihar. It is being executed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited in three phases. Phase I involves laying of 148 km of pipelines as well as dedicated reservoirs and water treatment plants for supplying 43 million cubic metres (mcm) of clean drinking water to Gaya and 7 mcm to Rajgir. Phase II involves laying pipelines for supplying water to the town of Nawada and Phase III involves construction of a third pipeline which will run to the town of Manpur in Gaya district via Vanganga, Tapovan, Jethian and the village of Dashrath Manjhi, from Giriyak in Patna.