 "Water crisis: Govt ropes in 255 bureaucrats for Jal Shakti Abhiyan")
As India faces a deficit monsoon season and widespread water shortages, the government is launching a pan-Indian campaign — the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan” — targeting water-stressed areas for stocktaking and conservation initiatives.
The campaign, to be launched on July 1 by Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has roped in 255 bureaucrats across different departments and ministries, nominating them for one water-stressed district each. “We have to start going on the field for “sanchay” and mobilise the public to take part in water conservation,” a senior government official said.
The aim of the programme is to increase the water table in the
