The project will benefit 269 villages in the districts of Dantewada, Bijapur and Sukma in southern Chhattisgarh.The Bodhghat dam project is expected to double the pace of development of Bastar besides increasing the scope of irrigation facilities in the division, ensure electricity production of 125 MW, create good scope of livelihood and employment, 4824 ton of fish production, irrigation expansion in 3,78,475 hectares including Kharif and Rabi and availability of drinking water.The Indravati-Mahanadi interlinking project will provide irrigation facilities to more than 3,00,000 hectares of land including 50,000 hectares of land in Kanker district.“The rolling out of both projects will be significant towards ensuring faster growth of Bastar making the region self-reliant”, the CM added.What is the multipurpose Bodhghat Dam Project: The project is proposed on the Indravati River, a major tributary of the Godavari River and flows for a total distance of 264 km in the state.
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