She said “Our
district-Our water” programme will be launched for this purpose during India
water week which will be held from 13 to 17 January next year. The Minister
said that apart from creating awareness towards water conservation, the
programme will also focus on locating every such place in every district of the
country which requires water conservation.
The Minister said
Government is committed to provide irrigation facility to every agricultural
field in the country and if necessary, acts will also be amended for this
purpose. She said Government will take technological assistance from countries
likes Israel and Germany in this task.
The water resources
Minister said that she has observed that a large chunk of money allocated to
State Governments remains unutilized due to strict Government rules and
regulations. She said that she has directed her Ministry officials to find out
solution to this problem at Ministry level itself. If required, we will go to
the cabinet or even Parliament to seek amendments in the acts for this purpose,
the Minister added.
Sushri Bharti said that
yesterday she sat through the discussion on inter-linking of rivers. She said
“Many good suggestions were made in this regard. There was not a single
suggestion against inter-linking of rivers. People only expressed some
apprehensions and problems which we me have to face. Except for one or two
States, all other State were in agreement for this task. We will dispel the
apprehensions of these States.”
The three day event was
organized by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation to take up wide ranging consultations with the state Water
Resources/ Irrigation Ministers, Secretaries and a range of other stakeholders.
The focus was on refining policies of the Ministry to make them more people
friendly and responsive to the needs of the states.
The first day of the conference was devoted for deliberations on the three
flagship schemes being implemented by the Union Government through Ministry of
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, viz., Accelerated
Irrigation Benefit Programme, Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water
Bodies and Flood Management Programme. New proposals, such as, Incentivizing
States for Water Sector Reforms India Water Resources Information System and
Hydrology Project III were also discussed.
The second day of the conference was devoted to issues related to inter-linking
of rivers in the country. It is proposed to deliberate on various aspects of
inter-linking as the programme has evoked strong reactions from civil societies
and environmental groups.
On the third and last
day of the conference, deliberations were held on broader issues of water
conservation and management with civil societies, non-governmental
organizations and water user communities. The focus was on water Security,
Humane Face to Water Projects, Farm Water Management and Rejuvenation of Water
Bodies.
Besides Union
Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Rural Development Minister
Choudhary Birender Singh, Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister
of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Prof.
Sanwar Lal Jat, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu about 300
delegates from various States and organizations attended the conference.
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