Bihar CM opens ₹130.88-cr link to divert floodwaters, enhance farm productivity
Bihar inaugurated the Belwa–Minapur link channel under the Bagmati–Budhi Gandak River Interlinking Project and expanded 551 Saraswati Vidya Niketan schools across all districts.
- The channel links the Bagmati river basin with the Budhi Gandak river basin to divert surplus water and support irrigation in north Bihar.
- Bihar’s state leadership described river interlinking as part of integrated water resource management for flood-prone districts.
- Bihar inaugurated 551 schools across all 38 districts and linked them to digital classrooms, labs, and app-based live teaching.
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the 68-km Belwa–Minapur link channel in Sheohar. The channel is part of the Bagmati–Budhi Gandak River Interlinking Project and is intended to divert surplus water from the Bagmati river to the Budhi Gandak river to reduce flood stress in north Bihar while supporting irrigation.
The state government presented the project as both a flood-management work and an agriculture-linked asset. The inauguration was described as part of a broader strategy of integrated water resource management for Bihar.
Background and earlier position
UPSC may frame the Belwa–Minapur link channel as a case study in integrated water resource management, flood moderation, and irrigation-led rural development. The education announcement can be used to discuss state capacity, digital learning, and quality-public-school infrastructure in Bihar.
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