The state government’s ambitious Nar-Par-Girna river link project in North Maharashtra has received an in-principle approval from Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday.

In a tweet posted on X, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra wrote: “Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious Nar-Par-Girna river link project in North Maharashtra has been approved by the Governor. Through this scheme, 10.64 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water is proposed from the western channel Nar-Par-Girna river basin and it will benefit 49,516 hectares in Nashik and Jalgaon districts. This project, worth Rs 7015 crore, will be a boon for Nashik and Jalgaon districts.”