Updated On: 10 August, 2024 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The state government’s ambitious Nar-Par-Girna river linking project in North Maharashtra has received an in-principle approval from Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday

The river project would irrigate 53,626 hectares in Nashik, 38,304 hectares in Jalgaon, and 3,830 hectares in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Representative pic
The state government’s ambitious Nar-Par-Girna river link project in North Maharashtra has received an in-principle approval from Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday.
In a tweet posted on X, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra wrote: “Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis` ambitious Nar-Par-Girna river link project in North Maharashtra has been approved by the Governor. Through this scheme, 10.64 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water is proposed from the western channel Nar-Par-Girna river basin and it will benefit 49,516 hectares in Nashik and Jalgaon districts. This project, worth Rs 7015 crore, will be a boon for Nashik and Jalgaon districts.”