<p class="title">A day after the Konar Irrigation project was inaugurated by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, water flow to Giridih district's Bagodar area under the scheme was stopped following a breach in an embankment on Thursday, an official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Work to repair the embankment was on, so water flow to Bagodar area of Giridih district under the Konar Irrigation project was stopped, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Arun Kumar Singh in a tweet said after getting information about the washing away of a part of embankment and damage to crops on Thursday, a report was summoned from the chief engineer of the Water Resources Department, Hazaribag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prima facie, 'rat holes' caused the damage to the 'kacha' embankment, breaching 25/30 feet near Kusumraja village in Giridih district's Bagodar block, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A high-level team headed by chief engineer, 'agrim yojana' (plan in advance project) of the department has been set up, asking it to submit a report within 24 hours, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of Konar Irrigation Project to benefit 85 villages in Hazaribag, Giridih and Bokaro districts of the state. PTI PVR RG RG</p>
<p class="title">A day after the Konar Irrigation project was inaugurated by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, water flow to Giridih district's Bagodar area under the scheme was stopped following a breach in an embankment on Thursday, an official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Work to repair the embankment was on, so water flow to Bagodar area of Giridih district under the Konar Irrigation project was stopped, the official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Arun Kumar Singh in a tweet said after getting information about the washing away of a part of embankment and damage to crops on Thursday, a report was summoned from the chief engineer of the Water Resources Department, Hazaribag.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prima facie, 'rat holes' caused the damage to the 'kacha' embankment, breaching 25/30 feet near Kusumraja village in Giridih district's Bagodar block, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A high-level team headed by chief engineer, 'agrim yojana' (plan in advance project) of the department has been set up, asking it to submit a report within 24 hours, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The chief minister on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of Konar Irrigation Project to benefit 85 villages in Hazaribag, Giridih and Bokaro districts of the state. PTI PVR RG RG</p>