In Bihar, the 389.31 crores worth Gateshwar Panth Canal Project just 24 hours before the inaugural ceremony collapsed. The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was scheduled to inaugurate the dam. After this incident, the inauguration of the dam has been canceled.

The  Minister of Water Resources, Lallan Singh said, "The dam broke due to the release of water in full capacity. The incident has not caused any damage to the newly constructed part of the project."

The Bateshwarasthan Ganga Pump Canal Project as praying was prepared by the government under the irrigation scheme at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur. Rs. 389.31 crore was spent on this scheme. The main purpose of making the dam was to collect water in the canal.

As soon as the information about the dam broke, the officials concerned immediately reached the spot. The Gateshwar Panth Canal Project is told to be very old and took a long time to complete the project.

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