Jamrani project of Uttarakhand has been approved by the Union Cabinet.
This project has been included under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, the expenditure ratio between the Center and the states is 90:10.
This project will be built on Gola River, a tributary of Ramganga River in Uttarakhand.
Its estimated cost is Rs 2584 crore.
This project will be completed in March 2028.
This will provide additional irrigation facility of 57,000 hectares in Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand as well as Rampur and Bareilly districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana was launched in July, 2015.