Sleemanabad Tunnel
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India
Source: The Times of India
The Sleemanabad Tunnel is India's longest underground water conveyance tunnel, 11.9 km long, designed to carry Narmada waters from the Bargi reservoir beneath the Vindhya hills to the drought-prone Vindhya region and Son basin through gravity flow without using pumps. It is the backbone of the Bargi diversion project that will provide irrigation to about 2.45 lakh hectares of farmland across nearl
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel
- Location
- Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Times of India
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Sleemanabad Tunnel is India's longest underground water conveyance tunnel, 11.9 km long, designed to carry Narmada waters from the Bargi reservoir beneath the Vindhya hills to the drought-prone Vindhya region and Son basin through gravity flow without using pumps. It is the backbone of the Bargi diversion project that will provide irrigation to about 2.45 lakh hectares of farmland across nearly 1,450 villages in Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Maihar, Rewa and Panna districts in Madhya Pradesh. |
Original sector | Water Resources |
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Location
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
City | Katni |
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Source | The Times of India |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Government, Tunnel |
Article published date | 2026-07-19 |
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