Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Jalashakti Abhiyan: Karnataka in 2nd position

Jalashakti Abhiyan: Kalaburgi first, Davangere last; Revival of 15 thousand lakes

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bengaluru: The state has bagged the second rank in the Central Government's 'Jalashakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain- 2022'. The campaign ended on March 14, with Uttar Pradesh at the number one position.

The 'Jalashakti Abhiyan' was started on March 29, 2022 with the slogan 'Catch the Rain, where it falls, when it falls' in rural and urban areas. It was suggested to implement the works during pre-monsoon and monsoon season.

4 lakhs in water conservation, rain water harvesting, providing facilities for roof water harvesting in buildings, water storage pits, construction of new check dams, revival of traditional water harvesting systems like wells, lakes, basins, tube wells re-use-recharge, rehabilitation of small rivers, flood-banks strengthening. The works have been carried out in the state.

Geo-tagging of water bodies has also been done and 'Jalashakti Kendra' has been established in the district centers to provide all information related to water. The Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj acted as the 'Implementation Department' for this campaign.

Among the districts of the state, Kalaburagi stands first in implementing the works of 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'. Out of the total works, more than 20 thousand watershed development works have been carried out in the district. 17,000 works each have been carried out in water recycling in Ramnagar and Belgaum which are ranked second and third respectively.

Udupi, Bangalore City, Rural, Dakshina Kannada and Davangere Districts have less than four thousand works and are at the last position in the list.

18 thousand check dam

18 thousand check dam, 55 thousand pits, ponds, Kalyani, Gokattes have been revived in the state. 15 thousand lakes have been desilted and redeveloped. More than 3 crore saplings have been nurtured in afforestation including growing saplings in nurseries and planting trees in forests. 26 thousand programs have been conducted to create awareness among citizens about water usage.

14 Departments

Revenue, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Water Resources, Minor Irrigation, Agriculture, Urban Development, Forestry, Environment and Biology, Housing, Education, Women-Child Welfare, Youth Empowerment-Sports, Public Utilities and  Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC were involved in 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'

Grant Utilization

₹ 2 lakh each has been given by the National Water Mission for setting up Jal Shakti Kendra in the districts. Grants from Mahatma Gandhi Narega, Atal Bhujal, Amrita Sarovar, 15th Finance Commission, Village Panchayats Own Resource Fund, Budget, CSR projects have been utilized for the 'Jalashakti Abhiyan'.

Consistently good work: Ahteeq

The state of Karnataka has consistently performed well in water sources augmentation and water conservation works. Presently, we stand second in the country in Jal Shakti Abhiyan implementation. We have created 4,07,713 water conservation and rejuvenation structures under JSA, through MGNREGS and other schemes, said Additional Chief Secretary of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department L.K. Atheeq said.

4,07,761: Total works

99,862: Water conservation and rain water harvesting

15,261: Revival of traditional water sources

1,40,970: Recycling and recovery

1,51,640: Watershed Development


Top 5 States

1; Uttar Pradesh; 4,18,933

2;Karnataka;4,07,761

3;Tamil Nadu;3,40,728

4; Madhya Pradesh; 3,28,784

5;Odissa;1,44,486


Top 5 districts of the Karnataka state

1; Kalaburagi; 37,771

2;Ramanagar;37,411

3; Belgaum; 31,403

4;Chitradurga;22,394

5;Yadagiri;21,894


Last 5 districts of the Karnataka state

27; Udupi; 4,245

28;Bangalore City;4,172

29; Bangalore Rural; 3,857

30; South Kannada; 3,182

31; Davanagere; 2,711


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