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Tight-fisted on water

The meagre increase in budgetary allocation for Jal Shakti is a surprise

The long and tangled pipe

Perhaps the most critical task facing the new Jal Shakti minister will be a diplomatic one

Letter to BS: MNREGA workers can change water scarcity scenario in India

MNREGA workers are now part of Jal Shakti programme

The right price of water

Water scarcity is a serious problem for India and among many solutions ensuring market pricing for water is one

Firms likely to do water audit as govt plans policy to assess consumption

The government will draw from the perform-achieve-target scheme, which exists for the energy sector to regulate energy consumption

Water crisis: Govt ropes in 255 bureaucrats for Jal Shakti Abhiyan

The aim of the programme is to increase the water table in the stressed areas through dams, ponds, afforestation

'Nal se jal' target: Ministry to work on ways to meet infrastructure cost

According to government data, only 18 per cent of the country receives piped drinking water with more than 400 million households still cut off

Ambitious move

The challenges before the Jal Shakti ministry are huge

Jal Shakti ministry to adopt a flexible approach for tackling water issue

In its 2019 manifesto, the BJP had promised that it would launch the 'Jal Jivan Mission', under which its government would ensure piped water for every household by 2024