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We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers: Jal Shakti Minister

On the demand side, 6 per cent of our total consumption is for domestic use, 5 per cent for industry and 89 per cent is for agriculture, said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Construction, engineering companies line up for water-related projects

Clearances, both environmental and land, may be a challenge

Govt introduces bill on dam safety, says 293 of them over 100 years old

The bill seeks to set up the National Dam Safety Authority for proper surveillance, inspection and maintenance of specified dams

Rs 5 trillion needed for Har Ghar Jal, says water resources ministry

Equal contribution of Rs 1.8 trillion may come from states and Centre; remaining through convergence of govt schemes

Tight-fisted on water

The meagre increase in budgetary allocation for Jal Shakti is a surprise

The long and tangled pipe

Perhaps the most critical task facing the new Jal Shakti minister will be a diplomatic one

Letter to BS: MNREGA workers can change water scarcity scenario in India

MNREGA workers are now part of Jal Shakti programme

The right price of water

Water scarcity is a serious problem for India and among many solutions ensuring market pricing for water is one

Firms likely to do water audit as govt plans policy to assess consumption

The government will draw from the perform-achieve-target scheme, which exists for the energy sector to regulate energy consumption

Water crisis: Govt ropes in 255 bureaucrats for Jal Shakti Abhiyan

The aim of the programme is to increase the water table in the stressed areas through dams, ponds, afforestation

'Nal se jal' target: Ministry to work on ways to meet infrastructure cost

According to government data, only 18 per cent of the country receives piped drinking water with more than 400 million households still cut off

Ambitious move

The challenges before the Jal Shakti ministry are huge

Jal Shakti ministry to adopt a flexible approach for tackling water issue

In its 2019 manifesto, the BJP had promised that it would launch the 'Jal Jivan Mission', under which its government would ensure piped water for every household by 2024