Nitin Gadkari instructs to complete all pending works related to Mandal Dam within a month

Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review issues related to the Mandal Dam project.

Jharkhand Water Resources Minister Chandraprakash Choudhary and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were among those present at the meeting, which was also attended by senior officials and MPs from the affected regions.

During the meeting, Gadkari reviewed the work completed so far as well as pending issues related to the project. He expressed displeasure over the delay in obtaining clearance for the second phase and directed officials to complete all pending work within one month.

The Minister also asked the concerned departments to submit a report on the progress of the pending works.

Gadkari said another meeting would be held in the first week of October, after which a date for laying the foundation stone of the project would be finalised.

Chatra MP Sunil Singh said the meeting ended on a positive note, with Gadkari taking the issue seriously. He said the foundation stone could be laid in November or December after the October meeting.

The meeting was attended by Palamu MP V.D. Ram, Aurangabad MP Sushil Kumar Singh, Gaya MP Hari Manjhi, Jehanabad MP Arun Kumar and other officials and public representatives.