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Parichha Weir - ICID Heritage Recognition
August 18 , 2026
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- A 140-year-old irrigation structure in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh has secured a place on the global heritage map after the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) selected the historic Parichha Weir as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS).
- The Parichha Weir was constructed in 1886 across the Betwa River.
- The roots of the project go back to 1855, when Captain Strachey proposed a canal system for Bundelkhand.
- It forms the headworks of the Betwa Canal System.
- Betwa Canal System is an extensive irrigation network developed to bring water to the drought-prone areas of Bundelkhand.
- The heritage recognition will be formally presented in France in October during the 26th ICID International Congress and 77th International Executive Council meeting.
- In 2022, the Sukwa-Dukwan Weir in Jhansi was included in the ICID heritage list.
The WHIS Programme
- It recognizes irrigation structures that are more than 100 years old and continue to serve their original purpose.
- It will be given by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
- ICID, established in 1950, is a global organization concerned with irrigation and drainage.
- It is a leading scientific, technical, and professional not-for-profit international organization working in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management to promote and achieve sustainable agriculture water management.
The Betwa River
- It is a 590-kilometer-long river in central and northern India.
- It is a key right-bank tributary of the Yamuna River.
- It rises in the Vindhya Range in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh and flows northeast through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh before joining the Yamuna near Hamirpur.
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