Jharkhand’s Subarnrekha Multipurpose Project (SMP) is expected to be completed in about a year. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on a question raised by MP Parimal Nathwani in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Minister also said that the work of Chandil Dam and Galudih Barrage of SMP is almost complete. Regarding the detailed status of SMP asked by Nathwani the Minister stated that the original cost of the project Rs480.90 crore at 1980 price level (Pl) and present revised cost of the project is Rs6,613.74 crore at 2010 Pl. Replying to another question of Nathwani regarding the long delay of the project the Minister referred the projected authorities’ report and stated that the reasons are delay in land acquisition, delay in forest clearance, public objections at nearby villages against construction of Icha Dam and other locations, delay in construction of various railway and NH crossings etc.