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MANJORE IRRIGATION PROJECT
Manjore Medium Irrigation Project is a reservoir scheme being constructed across river Manjore near village Manarbeda of Athamallick sub-division.The catchment area is 452.00 Sq. Kms. at reservoir site. It envisages construction of one 2050Mt long earth dam with a central spillway of 180M long and 6M high dyke near left abutment. There are two head regulators on either side of the river with a network of canal system to provide irrigation facility to 6090 Ha. during Kharif & 4335 Ha. during Rabi after its completion.

At present the balance works such as excavation of canal networks, periphery road construction & river gap closing is going on. It has been targeted to start irrigation water supply during July’2003. In the first stage the project will supply irrigation for 2300 Ha. in Kharif.

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