West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project
How is India addressing its water needs?
Come summer, and water becomes a commodity as precious as gold in India. The World Bank is engaged in different aspects of water resource management and the supply of drinking water and sanitation services across the country.
Date: March 17, 2023Type: BriefLanguage: English
New Project Agreement Signed to Reduce Flooding and Improve Irrigation in West Bengal
The project will benefit about 2.7 million farmers from 5 districts of West Bengal across 393,964 ha area with better irrigation services and improved protection against annual flooding to mitigate the impact of climate change.
Date: May 15, 2020Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
Irrigating Poor Rainfed Lands in India’s West Bengal
The remote western region of Bengal is one of the poorest in the state in India. Most farmers belong to disadvantaged tribal communities. With few irrigation facilities, farmers only managed to build a single crop of paddy during monsoon rains.
Date: March 23, 2019Type: VideoLanguage: English