Centre approves Rs 4,900-crore project for interlinking Kosi, Mechi rivers
- The Centre has approved a project worth Rs 4,900-crore Kosi-Mechi river interlinking project in Bihar.
- This is the second major river interlinking project in the country to be approved after the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh.
- The project will prevent recurring floods in north Bihar and also irrigate over 2.14 lakh hectares of cultivable land in Bihar.