The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension and restructuring of the Jal Jeevan Mission, expanding the programme’s timeline to December 2028 and raising its overall outlay to Rs 8.69 lakh crore as the government shifts focus from infrastructure creation to long-term service delivery and governance reforms in rural water supply.
During the secretary-level bilateral meeting held on 25 February, the two sides reviewed the existing mechanisms of bilateral cooperation between India and Bhutan in flood management and flood forecasting.
The Central Water Commission (CWC), under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India is organising one-day stakeholders’ workshop on flood forecasting services and guidelines for preparation and appraisal of flood management Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) here on Monday.
The conference, held on 16 January in the school auditorium, highlighted that “people-led participation in river conservation, pollution abatement and long-term ecological restoration” was the need of the hour.
“Maharashtra has been named the Best State, followed by Gujarat and Haryana,” the ministry said in a press statement.
The Untied Grants will be utilised by RLBs for location-specific felt needs, under the 29 subjects enshrined in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution, except for salaries and other establishment costs.
More than 4 lakh farmers have been provided water security by creating additional irrigation facilities of 3.2 lakh hectares.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated the 7th edition of India Water Week (IWW) in Greater Noida.
The Jal Jeevan Mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago on August 15 to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every home by 2024.
The Government of India has approved Rs 255 crore for Arunachal Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in 2020-21.
