Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal informed Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday that a total of six barrages are being built on Mahanadi river in five districts of the State.
In a written reply to Congress member Arun Vora, the Minister inforned that a total of 1031.594 hectares of land had been acquired from 4907 farmers in the five districts to construct the barrages.
He said that it is proposed to provide water from the barrages to 21 industrial units for which an advance water tax amounting to ` 893.276 crore had been collected.
It is also proposed to supply 20.642 million cubic metres of water to farmers who will utilise their own irrigation equipment to draw water, the Minister stated.