Released this month, India's first water body census offers information such as the number of water bodies in the country, their condition, status of use, and storage capacity, etc.
Aimed at encouraging rainwater harvesting, the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ programme will be implemented from March 22 to November 30 – before and during the monsoon season.
The Budget did give out a positive statement. It lacks a clear road map as to how to achieve certain targets proposed.
If the focus on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan helped the BJP in 2019, expect the Har Ghar Jal scheme to do the same for the party in 2024.
The budget speech delivered by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was conspicuously skimpy on agriculture and water. The budget highlights make a brief mention of a Jal Shakti Abhiyan focussing on 1592 over-exploited and critical blocks
The campaign was endorsed by Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.