As Water Resources Minister , Chaudhary is credited with the completion of Durgawati Reservoir in 2014 , a massive irrigation project started in 1976 which got delayed by 38 years due to land acquisition and environmental clearance related issues . His tenure ( 2010-2015 ) saw no major floods after the 2008 Bihar flood . Under his leadership , the Water Resources Ministry launched eight river-linking projects
2008 Bihar flood
2008 Bihar flood
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary