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The Wainganga-Nalganga (Purna Tapi) River linking project will irrigate 3.7 lakh hectare of agricultural land in six districts in Vidarbha region.

The project entails lifting water from the Gosikhurd dam on Wainganga River in Bhandara and channeling it into the Nalganga river in Buldhana through a 427-kilometre-long network of canals, pipelines, and lift irrigation.

The Wainganga is a river in India originating in the Mahadeo Hills in Mundara in Gondwana region near the village Gopalganj in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. It is a key tributary of the Godavari.

 

The project will supplement the National River Linking Project (NRLP).

About NRLP

NRLP is based on the National Perspective Plan (NPP) which was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in 1980 for transferring water from water surplus basins to water-deficit basins.

Under the NPP, the NWDA has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for Feasibility Reports.

In 2021, Union Cabinet approved the implementation of Ken Betwa River link - first interlinking of rivers project.

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