In 1956, the Indian government launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project (also called the Kangsabati Reservoir Project) to provide water for the irrigation of Bankura, Hooghly, and Midnapore districts (the last now partitioned into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts). To facilitate this, Mukutmanipur Dam  was constructed at the border of Purulia and Bankura districts near Mukutmanipur, creating a large reservoir.
In 1956, India launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project (also known as the Kangsabati Reservoir Project) to provide water for irrigation in Bankura, Hooghly, and Midnapore districts. The project aimed to create a large reservoir by constructing Mukutmanipur Dam near the border of Purulia and Bankura districts.