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Jal Shakti Scheme
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- The Centre is set to initiate the Jal Shakti Abhiyan is to be initiated by the Govt to expedite rainwater harvesting and conservation and bore well recharge activities in 255 water-stressed districts from July 1.
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- This will supplement the works already being implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme and the Integrated Watershed Management Programme of the Rural Development Ministry, along with existing water body restoration and afforestation schemes being undertaken by the Jal Shakti and Environment Ministries.
- "water" being a State issue, the campaign will be coordinated by 255 central IAS officers of Joint or Additional Secretary-rank, drawn from ministries as varied as Space, Petroleum and Defence.
- The campaign is to follow the model of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, where central officials monitored the implementation of seven flagship development schemes in 117 aspirational districts across the country.
- The campaign will run from July 1 to September 15 for states receiving rainfall during the south-west monsoon. October 1 to November 30 for states receiving rainfall in the retreating or north-east monsoon.
- Progress would be monitored in real time through mobile applications and an online dashboard at indiawater.gov.in.
- A major communications campaign on TV, radio, print, local and social media will be carried out, with celebrities mobilised to generate awareness for the campaign.
Source
The Hindu