Union Budget 2024: Government extends financial support for flood mitigation, irrigation projects

The projects the government will provide financial support for include the Kosi-Mechi intra-state link and 20 other ongoing schemes, encompassing barrages, river pollution abatement, and irrigation projects. Additionally, survey and investigation of Kosi-related flood mitigation and irrigation will be undertaken. The states that will especially benefit from this initiative are Assam, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Himachal Pradesh.