Aimed at reviving the Meenachil River Valley project, the State government has initiated steps to conduct a study to ascertain the obstructions to the free flow of water in the Meenachil river.

This in turn disrupted the flow of water from the 27 swamps through the river, connected by 21 vent sluice-gates on Boyarhat Canal, around three kilometers from the river.

There was obstruction to the flow and we are getting it removed. Machines were also deployed by the RRTS project agency for our help,” said Sanjay Singh, executive-engineer from UPID.

A spot inspection by TOI on Tuesday revealed several major and minor obstructions, both partially and completely hindering the natural flow of the Nag river and its tributaries through the city.

Nagpur: Municipal Commissioner and Administrator Abhijit Chaudhari on Wednesday raised serious concerns over disruption of water flow in Nag River due.

Rawat informed that many efforts have been made so far to remove encroachments in the flow and catchment area of Ramgarh Dam. To date, obstructions and encroachments have been identified and ...