Four states in Northeast India win National Water Awards
In the Best State Category of the third National Water Awards, Uttar Pradesh was awarded First Prize, Rajasthan second and Tamil Nadu third prize.
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In the Best State Category of the third National Water Awards, Uttar Pradesh was awarded First Prize, Rajasthan second and Tamil Nadu third prize.
Uttar Pradesh secured the first position among the States in the 3rd National Water Awards-2020, informed the Ministry of Jal Shakti on Friday.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Tuesday pointed out that in the period between 2004 and 2017, the stage of extraction of ground water increased from 58 per cent to 63 per cent, and in 2017-18, the stage of extraction was higher than the national stage in 13 states/UTs with aquifer mapping completed barely for 52 per cent area.
The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) skipped one year in the assessment cycle for the ground water resources that needs to be done every two years and against the proposed 50,000 observation wells to measure ground water level, only 15,851 observation wells are being monitored, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in a report.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on Tuesday pointed out that in the period between 2004 and 2017, the stage of extraction of ground water increased from 58 per cent to 63 per cent, and in 2017-18, the stage of extraction was ...