Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Rajasthan’s long-pending Yamuna Water Project has achieved a historic breakthrough as the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Governments of Rajasthan and Haryana was signed in New Delhi on Monday, paving the way for implementation of a project that had remained pending for nearly 32 years. With an estimated investment of Rs 34,102 crore, the Yamuna Water Project is expected to become a landmark initiative in Rajasthan’s water management sector, ensuring long-term dr…
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Koppal (Karnataka), June 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday described as a “historic consensus decision” the agreement reached by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the Tungabhadra river basin.Speaking after inaugurating 33 newly-installed spillway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir at Munirabad in Koppal district, CM Shivakumar said the three states had come together to ensure the long-term protection of the d…
Amaravati, June 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with his Karnataka counterpart D. K. Shivakumar, Telangana counterpart A. Revanth Reddy and Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil, will inaugurate the newly installed crest gates of the Tungabhadra Project on June 25. They will participate in the inauguration ceremony and attend a public meeting at Hosapete in Karnataka.The project, considered a lifeline for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, has undergo…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma participated in a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday regarding the implementation of the Yamuna Water Project. Union Minister for Jal Shakti C.R. Patil and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attended the meeting.During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on various aspects of the project, and the key provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) were finalised. Matters related to the Kishau Dam Project were …
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will participate in a high-level meeting in New Delhi on the Yamuna Water Project on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and senior officials from the departments concerned.Discussions will focus on finalising the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the project and resolving key issues related to its implementation.The Yamuna Water Project is being p…
Gandhinagar/Dang, June 20 (IANS) Gujarat’s Dang district, one of India’s few districts with an overwhelmingly tribal population, has emerged as a national model for rural sanitation after achieving near-universal adoption of twin-pit toilets, a key component of faecal sludge management under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). According to officials, 51,613 of the district’s 58,966 households have adopted twin-pit toilets, accounting for nearly 95 per cent of all household toilets in the d…
Imphal, June 10 (IANS) The Manipur government and the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to implement Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 in the state. Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, who attended the MoU signing ceremony, said Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 represents a strategic restructuring of the national rural drinking water programme.“Its primary focus has shifted from the rapid creation of infrastructure to ensuring long-term and s…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu said on Tuesday that a cleaner, rejuvenated Yamuna remains a top priority, and the government is firmly committed to delivering visible, sustainable results on the ground. Sharing key takeaways of a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Yamuna rejuvenation on Monday, Sandhu highlighted the push to convert the city’s dairy waste into gas and manure.In a post on X, Sandhu said, “Attended a meeting to review the rejuve…
Ranchi, June 2 (IANS) The Jharkhand government took a significant step on Tuesday to ensure tap water supply to every rural household in the state by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.The MoU was signed at an event in New Delhi between the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Jharkhand government.Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Yogendra Prasad, and senior officials from both the Cent…
Vadodara/Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly recruited candidates across various government departments and organisations during the 19th edition of the Rozgar Mela held at 47 locations across the country. Newly appointed youths in Vadodara and Bengaluru on Saturday expressed happiness and gratitude after receiving their appointment letters. In Vadodara, the 19th Rozgar Mela was organised with Union Jal Shakt…