• Irrigation is an essential aspect of agricultural development and sustainability in Uttar Pradesh, one of the most populous states in India. With a population of over 200 million people, the state is home to a vast agricultural sector that relies heavily on irrigation to support crop growth and increase yields.
  • The fertile land and favorable climate of Uttar Pradesh provide an ideal environment for crop cultivation, but without proper irrigation, the agricultural sector would struggle to meet the demands of its rapidly growing population.
  • Irrigation projects are planned, implemented and managed by the concerned State Governments, as per their own resources and priorities.
  • Role of Government of India is limited to providing technical support, and partial financial support in some cases, as per the norms of the existing schemes being implemented by Government of India.
    • However, for the major & medium irrigation projects as well as multipurpose projects on inter-State river systems, techno-economic viability is to be appraised by Central Water Commission (CWC).
  • On completion of the appraisal process, techno-economic viability of the projects is required to be accepted by the Advisory Committee on Irrigation, Flood Control and Multipurpose Projects (Advisory Committee) of Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Irrigation ProjectsBasinTypeStatus
Adwa Dam Project Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Afzalgarh Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Agra Canal Major Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMajorCompleted
Ahraura Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Aliganj Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Arjun Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Augasi Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Badaun Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorOngoing
Bakhar Marihan Feeder Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Balmiki (Ohen) Sarovar Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Banganga Canal Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Bansagar Canal (UP) Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorOngoing
Bansagar Dam Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Barwa Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Baur Medium Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMediumCompleted
Beewer Feeder Canal Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Belan Bhakhar Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Belan Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Bewar Feeder Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Bhaunrat Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumOngoing
Bhopauli Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Bijnore Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Chambal Lift Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Chandra Prabha Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Chandrawal Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Chillimal Pump Canal Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Chittaurgarh Reservoir Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Dalmau Pump Canal Stage – I and Stage – II MajorGangaMajorCompleted
Denkwa Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Deokali Pump Canal Stage – I Major IrrigationGangaMajorCompleted
Dhasan Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Dhoba Pump Canal Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Dohrighat Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Dohrighat Sahyak Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Dongri Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
East Baigul Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Eastern Ganga Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Eastern Yamuna Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Gandak Canal Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Ghaggar Canal ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Gularia Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Gunta Nalla Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Gyanpur Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Haripur Major Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMajorCompleted
Jahangirganj Branch Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Jamni Dam Medium Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMediumCompleted
Jamrani Multipurpose Project Uttar PradeshGangaMajorOngoing
Jarauli Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Jirgo Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Kabrai Lake Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Kachnoda Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorOngoing
Kanhar Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorOngoing
Ken Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Keolari Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Khara Canal Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Kishanpur Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Kosi Irrigation Medium Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Kuwano Pump Canal ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Lakhwar Multipurpose Project Uttar PradeshGangaMajorOngoing
Lalitpur Dam Medium Irrigation Project UttarGangaMediumCompleted
Lower Ganga Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Lower Khajuri Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Madho Tanda Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Madhya Ganga Canal Phase – II Major IrrigationGangaMajorOngoing
Madhya Ganga Canal Stage – I Major IrrigationGangaMajorCompleted
Matatila Dam Major Irrigation Project (includingGangaMajorCompleted
Maudaha Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Meja Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Moosakhand Dam Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Nagwa Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Nanak Sagar Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Narainpur Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Naugarh Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Parallel Lower Ganga Canal Major IrrigationGangaMajorCompleted
Pathrai Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Pili Dam Medium Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMediumCompleted
Providing Kharif Channel in Hindon Krishi DoabGangaMajorCompleted
Rajghat Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Rajghat Unit – I Dam Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Ramganga Multipurpose ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Rampur Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Rangwan Dam Project Uttar Pradesh MajorGangaMajorCompleted
Rohilkhand Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Rohini Project Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Sajnam Dam Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Saprar Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Sarda Canal Major Irrigation Project UttarGangaMajorCompleted
Sarda Sagar Stage I Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Sarda Sagar Stage II Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Sarju Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Saryu Nahar Pariyojana Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorOngoing
Shahganj Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Shahzad Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Sharda Sahayak Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Siori Lake ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Sirsi Barundha Feeder Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Sone Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Suheli Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Tanda Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Tehri Dam (Irrigation Share) Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Tons Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Trans- Kalyani Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Tumaria Reservoir Medium Irrigation Project UttarGangaMediumCompleted
Umarahat Pump Canal Phase – I Medium IrrigationGangaMediumCompleted
Upper Ganga Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Upper Khajuri Medium Irrigation ProjectGangaMediumCompleted
Urmil Dam Major Irrigation Project Uttar PradeshGangaMajorCompleted
Yamuna Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted
Zamania Pump Canal Major Irrigation ProjectGangaMajorCompleted

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