New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation will convene the All-India Conference of Senior Most Secretaries of Water Resources Departments of States and Union Territories tomorrow.
Union Minister of Jal Shakti CR Patil, will chair the convention.
The convention goals to strengthen Centre-State coordination on precedence initiatives within the Water Resources Sector and evaluation the progress of main nationwide programmes of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The Conference will witness the participation of senior officers from the Water Resources Departments of all States and Union Territories in addition to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, together with its organizations, connected and subordinate places of work such because the Central Water Commission (CWC), National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), National Water Mission (NWM) amongst others.
During the convention, discussions will deal with eight precedence agenda gadgets
Status of the Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management (M-CADWM) Scheme; Special One- Month Nationwide #CatchTheRain Campaign for strengthening individuals’s participation in water conservation; Revised Draft Project Appraisal Guidelines for irrigation, multipurpose and flood administration tasks.
It will even deal with Rule Curves of Dam Reservoirs and their efficient implementation for improved reservoir operations and dam security; Status of the State Water Reforms Framework (SWRF); Completion of Comprehensive Dam Safety Evaluation (CDSE) beneath the Dam Safety Act, 2021 by December 2026; Progress of Irrigation Censuses in States and Union Territories; and Framework for Model State Water Awards
The convention will even present a possibility for States and Union Territories to share experiences, talk about implementation challenges, and evolve coordinated methods to speed up reforms within the water sector. Deliberations are anticipated to facilitate the well timed implementation of the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s ongoing programmes.
The Conference kinds a part of the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s continued efforts to reinforce sustainable water assets administration by means of improved coverage coordination, institutional strengthening, environment friendly challenge implementation, enhanced dam security and larger group participation in water conservation. (ANI)