We find that most of the state funded major and medium irrigation projects are defunct particularly in NE States of India. I can understand that canals/channels are not maintained. Any channel breach is not attended to,. But technical or socio-economic reasons foe failure may help us in reviving the projects. We have already spent 100s of crore rupees in asset creation. If project remains defunct, the money has literally gone into the drain. I want to open up the discussion to find out some tangible solutions to revive these projects or pursue ministry do needful in this direction.