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75% rural households provided tap water connection: Jal Shakti Minister

Jal Shakti Minister announces 75% tap water connections in rural households, milestone towards clean water for all.

The Hindu

Union Jal Shakti Minister Shekhawat to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs amid SYL row

Union Jal Shakti Minister to hold meeting with Haryana & Punjab CM's to address long-standing Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue.

The Hindu

Cauvery Row: Siddaramaiah-led delegation meets Jal Shakti Minister in New Delhi

A delegation of Karnataka ministers led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat seeking to hold discussions on the Cauvery water issue. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Proposed revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore for Polavaram project is still under scrutiny, says Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Minister Shekhawat confirms Govt. of India is considering ₹2,000 crore for repairing Polavaram Irrigation Project (PIP) damages due to Godavari flood. He also states revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore proposed by Andhra Pradesh State Govt. is being examined by PPA and CWC. Once examination is done, Water Resources Ministry…

The Hindu

IAS officer alleges graft in Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in J&K, says he was harassed by L-G

The JJM scheme aims to provide potable drinking water in taps to all rural homes by 2024.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Regaining power will remain a distant dream for Congress party, says Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel

The drinking water projects being funded by the Centre have remained nonstarters in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel

The Hindu

UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tributes as Mulayam Singh Yadav 's mortal remains reach Saifai

SAIFAI/LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accompanied by Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh and UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, visited Saifai on Monday evening to pay respects to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav whose mortal remains arrived at his native village on Monday evening. On behalf of Prime Minister…

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tributes as Mulayam Singh Yadav's mortal remains reach Saifai

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, says will work with Centre to clean up state's waters

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Tuesday to raise the issue of pollution in River Satluj, Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah and falling water table in the state.

The Times of India

Parliament proceedings | 26.66 million people affected by floods in 2020; 1,365 lives lost: Union Minister Shekhawat

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said ₹21,190 crore of total damage of crops, houses and public utilities has been recorded in 2020

The Hindu

75 lakes to be revived in every district under Jal Shakti Abhiyan

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National Hydro-electric Power Corporation expert team inspects damage to Polavaram project

Amaravati: In a move to crack the mystery behind the damage to the Polavaram diaphragm wall, a team of experts from National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) inspected Polavaram project on Tuesday. After top brains of the country in geophysics and hydro and civil engineering sectors failed to provide solution to…

The Times of India

Tamil Nadu delegation to meet Jal Shakti minister: CM M K Stalin

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that a delegation of legislature party leaders led by water resources minister Duraimurugan would soon meet Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. The decision comes in the wake of the statement of Cauvery Water Management Authority chairman S…

The Times of India

Polavaram project: Centre to clear first phase costs

AMARAVATI: In what could come as a big relief to the state government, the Union Jal Shakti ministry has agreed to clear the entire cost to complete the first phase of Polavaram project. The ministry has also agreed to reimburse the cost of taking up the repairs and other works…

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Target is piped water to all households by 2024: Uttar Pradesh minister Swatantra Dev Singh

UP BJP chief and now also UP’s Jal Shakti minister, Swatantra Dev Singh shares his vision for the department, in a candid chat with Rajiv Srivastava. Excerpts...

The Times of India

Best state award to Uttar Pradesh for water management, conservation

LUCKNOW: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the best state award for water management and conservation to Uttar Pradesh at the third edition of National Water Awards (NWA) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh received the award for the state.

The Times of India

Andhra Pradesh: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat pledges Centre's support to Polavaram

AMARAVATI: Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday promised to extend the central government's "fullest support" to the state in the completion of Polavaram project by reimbursing the cost of every brick that goes into the construction of the prestigious dam across river Godavari.

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