WAPCOS will submit a detailed project report (DPR) for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal project (ERCP). It is likely to submit the DPR on 17 November 2017.
The project will entail an investment of Rs 40,000 crore.
After submission of the DPR to the Water Resource Ministry, it will seek 60 percent financial assistance for the project under the national project scheme, while the balance 40 percent will be raised from other financial institutions.
The project will be divided into three phases and will meet drinking, irrigation and industrial water needs of thirteen districts of southern Rajasthan-Jhalawar, Bara, Kota, Bundi, Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer, Tonk, Jaipur and others.