National water projects

·         On March 3, 2008 GoI declared 14 water resources projects, including two each in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and three in Himachal Pradesh, as National Projects.

·         It is proposed to provide 90 per cent project cost of irrigation and drinking water component of the project as Central Grant after techno-economic appraisal of the detailed project report and investment clearance by the Planning Commission.

·         The projects are Teesta Barrage (WB), Shahpur Kandi (Punjab), Bursar (JK), 2nd Ravi Vyas Link (Punjab) Ujh multipurpose project (JK), Gyspa project (HP), Lakhvar Vyasi (Uttranchal), Kishau (HP/Uttranchal), Renuka (HP), Noa-Dehang Dam Project (Arunachal Pradesh), Kulsi Dam Project (Assam), Upper Siang (Arunachal Pradesh), Gosikhurd (Maharashtra) and Ken Betwa (MP).