Govt will launch Jal Shakti Abhiyan on 1 July 2019

  • The Union Government will launch Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) on July 1, 2019.
  • The JSA aims at making water conservation and promotion of irrigation efficiency a Jan Andolan through asset creation and communication campaigns.
  • The government has identified 255 districts in 36 states and Union territories. It has further earmarked 1,593 water-stressed blocks, including 313 critical ones.
  • Before the launch of the campaign, over 250 officers, including Additional and Joint Secretaries, have been appointed as in-charge of water-stressed districts in the country to plan ways to conserve the natural resource.
  • They have been appointed as Central Prabhari Officers of 255 water-stressed districts for coordinating .
  • An order issued by the Personnel Ministry said, these officers will be working with a team of Central government officers of the Director or Deputy Secretary level, groundwater scientists and engineers, apart from state and district teams.
  • These teams will visit identified blocks and districts, and coordinate the implementation of various water harvesting and conservation measures.

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