Uma Dam / Barrage

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It is on Uma River, a tributory of Purna River that joins Tapi (Tapti) River.
The Uma Barrage in Murtijapur town of Akola, where work stopped three years ago for no reason, is a classic example of this nexus. The project, which was supposed to irrigate 5,510 hectares from 21 villages, has failed to bring even an inch under the water since the last eight years.
Like other projects, Uma Barrage, coming up on Purna river, shares the same plight as its cost jumped from 78.61 crore to 852.37 crore in eight years, as per latest revised estimate submitted on January 8. The first revised estimate of 237.23 crore was submitted in March 31, 2011.

To complete the project in next two years, it seems highly unlikely, as they've not even acquired total 665.08 hectares land for it.
So far, they've managed to take 399.90 hectares of which 151.29 hectares is from direct purchase.
The actual construction started from March 2, 2009, before being abruptly halted without any concrete reason. Four villages are going to be submerged of which Langhapur, Rohana and Pohi are to be fully rehabilitated while Mana would be partially rehabilitated, as per the officials.
Like Ghungshi and Katepurna barrages on same river, here too, the villagers had same set of problems like inadequate compensation, damages to approach roads, poor rehabilitation work, no jobs provided to their wards and others.
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