Clean Water to Drink and Groundwater: Health Minister Stresses on Twin Pillars of Conservation
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Mission Paani kicked off to a start on Wednesday with Union Ministers and celebrities coming together along with water warriors to take a pledge to save water.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the Mission Paani Waterthon held by Network18 and Harpic on Wednesday, Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat lauded the campaign and emphasized the need for all to take up the cause of water conservation.
Addressing the issue of water scarcity in various regions in India, Shekhawat said, Prime Minister Modi has always propagated the idea of limiting the usage of water to its nearby areas of origin.
CGWB, CSIR-NGRI sign MoA for high-resolution aquifer mapping and management ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 08:30 IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Central Ground Water Board and CSIR-NGRI for high-resolution aquifer mapping and management in arid region of the north-western part of the country here on Monday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said: An MoA was signed between Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti and CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad for use of advanced heliborne geophysical survey and other scientific studies in parts of the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana under the aquifer mapping programme.
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The Centre has said that the world needs to come together to meet the challenges of the water sector.
The focal point of discussion on the last day of the 5th India Water Impact Summit was River Conservation Synchronised Navigation and Flood Management .
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said that the world needs to come together to meet the challenges of the water sector in the same way as the world has united in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was speaking at the concluding session of the 5th India Water Impact Summit. The focal point of discussion on the last day of the summit was River Conservation Synchronised Navigation and Flood Management .
Jagan requests Centre to approve Polavaram project revised cost
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Number of families facing displacement has gone up: Jagan
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Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy meeting Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Number of families facing displacement has gone up: Jagan
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy met Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi on Wednesday and sought approval for the revised cost of the Polavaram project, which is pegged at approximately ₹55,655 crore.
Mr. Jagan informed Mr. Shekhawat that the project cost had ballooned from the previously estimated figure due to a substantial increase in the number of families facing displacement (to over 1.06 lakh) and habitations that would be submerged.