Maharashtra Cabinet approves ₹2,599 crore Deharji project cost, Janai-Shirsai pipelines
The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved a revised cost of ₹2,599.15 crore for the Deharji project in Palghar district on 11 February 2025.
Summary
The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on 11 February 2025 approved a revised cost of ₹2,599.15 crore for the Deharji Medium Irrigation Project in Vikramgad taluka of Palghar district, with the MMRDA bearing the escalated cost; 69.42 million cubic metres of its water will be reserved for drinking water in the Vasai-Virar area. It approved about ₹438 crore to convert the open canals of the Janai-Shirsai Lift Irrigation Scheme in Pune district (Daund, Baramati and Purandar talukas) into a closed pipe distribution system. It also amended the Maharashtra Disaster Management Authority Rules, 2019, making the Deputy Chief Minister an ex-officio member with the Chief Minister as chairperson.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 February 2025
- Deharji project
- Palghar district; revised cost ₹2,599.15 crore; MMRDA bears escalation
- Drinking water
- 69.42 MCM reserved for Vasai-Virar
- Janai-Shirsai
- Pune district; ~₹438 crore for closed pipelines
- Disaster authority
- Deputy CM made ex-officio member
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Deharji Medium Irrigation Project, whose revised cost of ₹2,599.15 crore the Maharashtra Cabinet approved on 11 February 2025, is in which district?
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Correct answer: C — Palghar
The project is in Vikramgad taluka of Palghar district, and part of its water is reserved for drinking water in Vasai-Virar.
Which body will bear the escalated cost of the Deharji project approved by the Maharashtra Cabinet in February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — MMRDA
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will bear the escalated cost of the dam project.
The Janai-Shirsai Lift Irrigation Scheme, whose canals the Maharashtra Cabinet decided in February 2025 to convert into closed pipelines, serves talukas of which district?
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Correct answer: A — Pune
The scheme serves the drought-prone Daund, Baramati and Purandar talukas of Pune district.