Jaipur, The Chief
Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje has said that the officers and public
representatives should get public support and work in the movement mode to
implement different projects for conservation of water. She said that for a
water-scarce state like Rajasthan water conservation efforts according to the
Maharashtra Model were urgently required.
Smt. Raje was addressing a workshop on water and soil conservation
at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan on Friday. During this, Secretary of
Maharashtra Water Resources Department Prabhakar Deshmukh, Collectors of
Usmanabad and Satara districts Dr. Prashant and Shri Ashvini Mudgal gave
presentations on a water conservation campaign 'Jalyukta Shivaar Abhiyan'. This
event was organized in the sidelines of the District Collectors and
Superintendents of Police Conference.
On this occasion, the CM said that River Basin works initiated by
the state government needed dedicated efforts by all the stakeholders.
Effective implementation of the water conservation projects would surely bring
a change in Rajasthan, she said. Appreciating the presentations of Maharashtra
officials, Smt. Raje asked the District Collectors of her state to work with
the same spirit and energy to get warranted results. She said that the
Collectors should start now preparing to lead this campaign.
Smt. Raje said that there was acute shortage of water in Rajasthan
and over two-third part of the state had been declared as dark zone. Water in
most of the dams had been reserved for drinking purposes. To get rid of this
extreme situation, we had to adopt Maharashtra Model in the state, she added.
General public, civil society and religious organizations were needed to be
clubbed with this campaign, she said.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Surendra Goyal
shared the details of Four Waters Concept for development of watershed projects
in Rajasthan. He said that this project would be useful for conservation of
rainwater, increase agriculture production and development of pasture lands in
the state. Principal Secretary of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
department Shri Shrimat Pandey talked about the objectives of the workshop and
shared experiences on water conservation works.
Chairman of Rajasthan River Basin Authority Shriram Videre also
gave a presentation during the workshop. Members of the Council of Ministers,
Members of the State Assembly, Chief Secretary, Principal Secretaries, District
Collectors and other officials also attended the event.
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