Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government will henceforth participate in all central water-related projects linked to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday.He made the announcement through a social media post after a meeting with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil at the state secretariat, Nabanna, earlier in the day.In the post, CM Adhikari claimed that the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme of the Union government conceptualis…
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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil on Tuesday invited Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan to the International Water Week, scheduled to be held in September 2026, and apprised him of various river interlinking projects, an official said. During a meeting, Radhakrishnan was also briefed on various initiatives and projects being undertaken by the Ministry to strengthen water conservation and water resource management across the country, the official said in a statement.He was…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), over 15.79 crore or 81.57 per cent rural households have been provided functional tap water connections, up from 3.24 crore or 16.71 per cent in August 2019, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, said that as per data updated by States/UTs on the IMIS portal till December 31, 2024, a total of 189 districts and 2,50,021 villages were reported t…