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The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) now includes the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project, as approved by the Government of India recently.

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The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) now includes the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project, as approved by the Government of India recently.

About the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project:

• According to the project, a dam will be built in the Uttarakhand district of Nainital, close to Jamrani village, across the Gola River, a tributary of the Ram Ganga.
• The neighboring state of Uttar Pradesh would receive a sizable portion of the project's irrigation benefits.
• This is the seventh project to be added to the PMKSY-AIBP list.

Facts about the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana:

It was introduced in 2015–16.

Aim: To improve physical access to water on farms, increase cultivable land under assured irrigation, increase on-farm water use efficiency, and implement sustainable water conservation practices.

Through the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), ongoing major and medium irrigation projects, including national projects, will be completed more quickly.

Har Khet Ko Pani: It is divided into four smaller components:

• Ground Water (GW) Development component,
• Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI),
• Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, and
• Command Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM).

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, is the nodal ministry.