Work on dam likely to be completed in 2 years: Minister

GAYA: The proposed rubber dam on the Falgu near Vishnupad Temple in Gaya, for which the state cabinet approved Rs 226 crore on Tuesday, will be the first of its kind anywhere in north India.

The country’s first rubber dam was constructed on river Jhanjhavathi in Andhra Pradesh in 2006.

According to Gaya Town MLA and agriculture minister, Prem Kumar, the new dam, work on which is likely to be completed in two years, will help the pilgrims perform salvation-related rituals and get fresh water for ‘tarpan’ (water obeisance) easily. [Readmore]