Aiming to make nearly 20,000 villages in Rajasthan self-reliant in water supply by 2019, the second phase of the Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan (MJSA) is set to start soon, for which survey has begun in 4,200 villages, an official said today.
"Drones have also been used for survey in 30 to 40 villages," Sriram Vedire, Chairman of the Rajasthan River Basin and Water Resources Planning Authority told PTI.
Aimed at resolving the desert state's water scarcity problem, the campaign was launched to ensure effective implementation of water harvesting and conservation related activities in rural areas.
The first phase of the campaign was launched in January.
To increase green cover in the villages, saplings will be planted and the forest department will look after those. Nearly 70 lakh plants will be grown, Vedire said.
He said technology, like geotagging, has been effectively integrated into the campaign and other states are in touch with the authorities in Rajasthan for the use of these technologies in there.
Construction of structures for harvesting water is geo-tagged. A mobile application has also been made to track the progress. Officials working on this have been given access to this mobile application, Vedire said.
When the work is in progress and finished, they have to take photographs and upload it on the mobile application. Use of geotagging and mobile applications have brought transparency in the whole process.
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