Lok Sabha Debates
Need For Revival Of Massanjore Dam In West Bengal And Jharkhand And Also To Clean ... on 10 June, 2014
an> Title: Need for revival of Massanjore dam in West Bengal and Jharkhand and also to clean the rivers flowing through Birbhum Parliamentary Constituency in the State.
SHRIMATI SATABDI ROY (BIRBHUM): In the year 1956 Massanjore Dam, known as Kanada Dam was constructed over Mayurakshi river with the endeavors of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, former Chief Minister of Government of West Bengal with the collaboration of Central Government to build a water Reservoir and Hydel Power Project for the purpose of development of agriculture and producing hydroelectricity. The project is stretching over Birbhum, Murshidabad regions of West Bengal and in some portions of Jharkhand. But reclamation and navigability, Agriculture and Power production have been facing problems since long. As a result a number of beneficiaries have been facing difficulties to cultivate their agricultural lands.
I, therefore, request the Hon’ble Minister, Govt. of India, Water Resources Devlopment through your to intervene in the matter to do the needful so that the public interest is not compromised.
In addition to that, I intend to draw further attention towards the rivers flowing through my Parliamentary Constituency namely Mayurakshi, Ajoy, Bramhani, Dwarka etc. which have now lost their capacity to restore the water and as a result people residing in the river areas are facing flood caused damage in every year during rainy season. Hence, I urge the Central Government to expedite steps to clean all these rivers in order to ensure their free flow.