Over 250 officers appointed in-charge of water-stressed districts

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Over 250 officers, including Additional and Joint Secretaries, have been appointed as in-charge of water-stressed districts in the country to plan ways to conserve the natural resource.

They have been appointed as Central Prabhari Officers of 255 water-stressed districts for coordinating the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), which will be launched from the 1st of July. 

An order issued by the Personnel Ministry said, these officers will be working with a team of Central government officers of the Director or Deputy Secretary level, groundwater scientists and engineers, apart from state and district teams.

These teams will visit identified blocks and districts, and coordinate the implementation of various water harvesting and conservation measures.

The Jal Shakti Abhiyan aims at making water conservation and promotion of irrigation efficiency a Jan Andolan through asset creation and communication campaigns.

The government has identified 255 districts in 36 states and Union territories. It has further earmarked 1,593 water-stressed blocks, including 313 critical ones.