Jal Shakti Ministry
The government has set up a new ministry Jal Shakti to cater for the multiple aspects relating to water.
Jal Shakti Ministry
- Jal Shakti Ministry has been set up with a motto to provide safe drinking water to people.
- The new ministry has been created by reorganising the earlier Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and merging the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- The Ministry will deal with issues ranging from international and inter-states water disputes, the Namami Gange project which is a flagship initiative to clean the river, its tributaries and sub-tributaries and provide clean drinking water.
The manifesto of the ruling BJP had mentioned the creation of a unified Ministry of Water to end the water problems in the country. The Jal Shakti Ministry aims to ensure clean water and top class irrigation water facilities for the farmers.
Tags: Namami Gange