PATNA: Water resources department (WRD) minister Sanjay Kumar Jha said on Wednesday that the rubber dam construction on Phalgu river near Vishnupad temple at Bodh Gaya will be ready for use by the pilgrims before the start of the ‘Pitripiksha’ this year. Besides, several other projects have reached the advanced stage of construction and a few of them would also be ready by the end of this year, Jha said.
While giving the government’s reply to the House debate on the budgetary demand of WRD worth Rs4,310.56 crore for 2022-23, Jha cited the Ganga Jal Apoorti Yojana (GJAY), which envisaged the supply of Ganga water to Nawada, Rajgir, Gaya and Bodh Gaya. “From June this year, the Ganga water will be provided to Rajgir and Gaya towns,” Jha said, adding the project envisages drawing excess water from the Ganga at Mokama during July to October and taking them to the four towns through pipeline.
