Explanation:

Key Points On Saryu Canal Project:

=> The Saryu Canal project is the biggest in Uttar Pradesh.

=> It will benefit some 25-30 lakh farmers across nine eastern UP districts namely, Bahraich, Gonda, Basti, Shravasti, Balrampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur and Maharajganj.

=> Canal will facilitate irrigation of 14.04 lakh hectares of land, as well as reduce the risk of floods in several flood-prone areas of the region.

=> The irrigated area under the project will be 4.04 lakh hectares.

Rivers connected under the project:

=> Under this project, five rivers namely Ghagra, Rapti, Banganga, Saryu and Rohini, have been connected.