The National Water Mission, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti on Wednesday organized a workshop- cum- orientation programme for Central Nodal Officers (CNO) and Technical Officers (TO) in New Delhi. <br />''<br />''These officers will be visiting the 150 water-stressed districts across the nation for ensuring effective and action-oriented implementation of the "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain" – 2023.&nbsp; <br />''<br />''A Central Team consisting of CNO and TO will make two visits to the allotted districts pre-monsoon and post-monsoon. The workshop was held to highlight the roles and responsibilities and provide a mission and vision to the visiting officials. The 2023 campaign is being implemented from 4th March 2023 to 30th November 2023 in all the districts of the country with the theme "Source Sustainability for Drinking Water".<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Addressing the workshop, Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that stated that inspired by the Prime Minister's mantra of Jal Sanchay, his Ministry launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 to make "Jal Andolan" a "Jan Andolan". <br />''<br />''He asserted that a campaign can become successful only through community participation, especially at the grass root level, and urged the CNOs and TOs to actively participate in the campaign and act as catalysts and facilitators to encourage and energize the district authorities for the successful implementation of the campaign.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 10, 2023 9:31 PM
Jal Shakti Ministry organizes orientation program for action-oriented implementation of "Catch the Rain" campaign