Chandigarh: With two state-of-the-art water laboratories Gurugram And while enhancing the water quality testing and monitoring capacity in Kurukshetra, Haryana Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad on Wednesday said that the central government has appreciated the implementation of water quality by the state. Atal Bhojal Yojana In 1,647 gram panchayats in 36 blocks of all 14 districts.
The objective of the scheme is to improve the groundwater situation, improve water use efficiency and promote sustainable water management.
Presiding over the State Inter-Departmental Steering Committee (SISC) meeting of Atal Bhojal Yojana here which approved the Rs 184.24 crore Incentive Utilization Plan, the Chief Secretary directed the Irrigation and Water Resources Department to store additional Ensure collection and use. Rainwater during monsoon season.
Satbir Singh Kadian, engineer-in-chief of the department, told the meeting that during the last monsoon season, 50 percent of the rainwater was used in water-scarce areas.
It was informed that out of the total expenditure of Incentive Use Project, Rs 122.09 crore has been allocated to the Department of Irrigation and Water Resources, which includes Rs 96.30 crore for 48 projects including river bank recharge, pond recharge, storage tanks. Construction of, includes water. Storage bodies, injection wells, recharge bore wells etc.