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Jal Shakti minister seeks public support for mission 'Namami Gange'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 15 (ANI): Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday called upon people to support the government in its ambitious 'Namami Gange' mission and lend their hands to make it a success.
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Amarinder meets Jal Shakti minister, seeks comprehensive mechanism to chec
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday called on Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and urged the Centre to evolve a comprehensive mechanism to check recurrence of floods in the state.
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Water security at centre of Modi govt's development agenda, says Jal shakt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Aug 30 (ANI): The Modi government has put water security at the center of its development agenda, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said here on Thursday (local time), adding that the ministry is the first-ever concrete step towards water conservation.
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Depleting groundwater level, overexploitation among major challenges in p
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said that the depleting groundwater level, overexploitation and deteriorating quality of water are major challenges in providing clean drinking water.
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Every household to have access to drinking water by 2024: Jal Shakti Minis
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Every household in India will have access to drinking water by 2024 under the Jal Jeewan Mission, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said.
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Jal Jeevan Mission can't be successful without community participation: Sh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 26 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday extolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission and requested the states to come forward to achieve the access to piped potable water to every rural household by 2024.
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Pak's accusation on India using water as 'weapon of war' uncalled for: Jal
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): After Pakistan accused India of waging 'fifth-generation warfare' in Kashmir by using water as a weapon, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the neighbouring country's claim was uncalled for and New Delhi has the right over tributaries
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Stopping water to Pakistan is priority: Jal Shakti Minister
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): India is working on a priority basis to check its share of water under the Indus Water Treaty from going to Pakistan, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Wednesday.
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Andhra CM writes to Jal Shakti ministry seeking assistance for linking Kri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday wrote a letter to Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking assistance for the proposed scheme to link Godavari and Krishna rivers to provide water for irriga
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Pilot project of water conservation on Yamuna flood plain inaugurated
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday inaugurated the historic underground natural water reservoirs to conserve rainwater in the floodplains of river Yamuna.
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Parliament takes up discussion on dam safety bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday took up discussion on Dam Safety Bill, 2019 which seeks to provide uniform safety procedures for specified dams in the country with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stating that the Centre had no intention to take rights
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Lok Sabha passes bill to set up inter-state water disputes tribunal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that proposes to set up an Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal to resolve water disputes in a time-bound manner with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat saying that there was a need to focus on water ma
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