Brahamaputra Basin

Brahamaputra Basin
a) Integrated Kallong Basin Lift Irrigation Project: Integrated Kallong Basin Lift Irrigation Project
was the first major lift irrigation scheme in Assam taken up during the Vth and completed in
10 th Five Year Plan which irrigate Nagaon district of Assam. GCA, CCA and annual irrigation of
the project are 29.95 Th.ha, 21.45 Th.ha and 21.45 Th.ha respectively.
b) Kaliabor Medium Lift Irrigation Scheme: Kaliabor Lift Irrigation Scheme is a medium lift
irrigation scheme approved by planning commission in 1971 which covers under Tribal Sub
Plan. Annual irrigation under this scheme is 13.58 Th.ha area of Kaliabor region of Nagaon
district.
c) Buridehing Medium Lift Irrigation scheme: This scheme envisages pumping of 4.25 cumec
(Maximum discharge) of water from the Buridehing River at Khowang, for irrigation 5054 Ha
areas on the left bank in Khowang region of Dibrugarh Distirict. The estimated CCA of this
project is 3.05 Th. ha.
d) Hawaipur Medium Lift Irrigation Project: Hawaipur Lift Irrigation Scheme, located in the
Hamren Subdivision of Karbi Anglong District of Assam, envisages lifting of water (design
discharge 2.26 cumecs) from the river Kopili, a tributary of the river Brahmapura, for
providing annual irrigation to an area of 3,887 ha. This project benefited the rain shadow
zone of the district. This scheme completed in 2002.
ERM of 3 earlier completed irrigation projects of Assam falling in the Brahmaputra Basin are
accounted up-to 11 th , 5 year plan. ERM schemes of Brahmaputra basin are namely the
Modernization of Jamuna, Improvement of Kulshik and Modernization of Sukla scheme. The salient
features of these schemes are given below:
a) The Modernisation of Jamuna: This scheme was approved by the Planning Commission in
the year 1996-97 for Rs 60.27 crore for rehabilitation and modernization of existing facilities
of the project, thereby, creating an additional Annual Irrigation Potential (AIA ) of 13,758 ha
raising earlier AIA of the project from designed 28,256 ha to 42,014 ha. The modernization
scheme also envisaged restoration of the 5000 ha of AIA lost earlier. This scheme was
included under AIBP in the year 2001-2002 and upto 2009 irrigation increased by additional
12758 ha.
b) Modernization of Sukla: This project was approved by planning commission in 1979 to
modernization and increases the irrigation potential of Sukla Major Irrigation Project of
Kamrup district of Assam. It has created an additional Annual Irrigation Potential of 27.40
Th. ha area in Kamrup district.
c) Improvement of Kulshik: Improvement of Kulshik project was approved by planning
commission in 1966 to increase the irrigation potential of Kulshik project by additional 3
Th.ha in Darrang district of Assam.
The salient features of the Lifts, Power Houses and Extension Renovation and Modernisation (ERM)
projects are listed in the Annexure IV: D, E & F. Spatial location of major water resources structures
and projects are shown in Map 10.
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