In a statement, the ministry of rural development mentioned that eight states are lagging behind in meeting objectives under Mission Amrit Sarovar, (a campaign to rejuvenate water bodies) even as the national target has been achieved.
It was added that, “States have taken efforts to achieve the district level target of 75 Amrit Sarovar in each of the districts of the State with an exception in case of West Bengal, Punjab, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Bihar and Rajasthan wherein some of the districts are yet to achieve the target of 75 Amrit Sarovars per district.”
Out of 1,12,277 identified Amrit Sarovars, work has been started for 81,425 water bodies and a total of 66,278 Sarovars have been constructed/renovated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Mission Amrit Sarovar on April 24, 2022 with the aim of providing sustainable water sources where each district should build/rejuvenate at least 75 Amrit Sarovars. The national target of 50,000 Amrit Sarovar has been achieved following the relevant guidelines of the Mission.
This mission is composed of eight central ministries: Rural Development; Panchayati Raj; Forests and the Environment and Climate Change; Railway and Road Transport as well as Departments related to Land Resources, Drinking Waters, Sanitation and Water Resources.
