What is Government’s latest initiative Jal Shakti Abhiyan?
Within a month of establishing the Ministry of Jal Shakti - A ministry solely dedicated to water conservation. The government launched a project named Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) , an intense water conservation campaign based on citizen participation. In simple terms, the campaign will focus on the integrated demand and supply side of water management at the local level, including developing local infrastructure for source sustainability through rainwater collecting, groundwater recharging, and the reuse of domestic wastewater. The National Water Mission's (NWM) " Jal Shakti Abhiyan " campaign, with the tagline "Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls," aims to encourage states and stakeholders to build appropriate Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) that are suitable for the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata before the monsoon. What does the Jal Shakti Abhiyan Project Include? This project incorporates building check dams, water harvest...