The Saryu Canal National Project will be launched by PM Modi On 11 December in Uttar Pradesh.
Highlights:
The Saryu Canal project, the biggest in Uttar Pradesh, will benefit 25-30 lakh farmers over nine eastern UP districts.
The canal will promote Irrigation of 14.04 lakh hectares of land and reduce the risk of floods in many flood-prone areas.
The irrigated site under the project will be 4.04 lakh hectares.
Five rivers, i.e. Ghagra, Rapti, Banganga, Saryu, and Rohini, have been connected.
The canals have a total span of 6,600 kilometers and have been connected to the 318 km long central canal.