PM Narendra Modi inaugurated ₹9,800 crore Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday. This project will provide assured water for irrigation of over 14 lakh hectares of land and benefit about 29 lakh farmers of over 6,200 villages, mainly in eastern UP. The project involves the interlinking of five rivers, namely Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti, Banganga and Rohini.