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Jal Kranti Abhiyan
Against this back ground, it is a welcome measure that Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (JKA) in June 2015 across the nation to preserve the precious water, which is not just the undervalued resource in the coming years but it is likely to be the most contested resource in India.
Against this back ground, it is a welcome measure that Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (JKA) in June 2015 across the nation to preserve the precious water, which is not just the undervalued resource in the coming years but it is likely to be the most contested resource in India.
Activities proposed under JKA are Jal Gram Yojana (JGY) are as follows: Development of Modern Command Area; Pollution Abatement; Massive Awareness Programme along with other related activities. Under the JKA, JGY is a very important component along with Development of Model Command Area.
The Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) has identified 1,027 villages (Jal Grams) out of total target of 1348. In this regard, administrative initiative has already been taken and national level Advisory and Monitoring Committee has been constituted as also state level committees. A comprehensive integrated development plan for each Jal Gram shall be made by the Block Level Committee on the basis of available data regarding sources, availability and quantity of water in the village as well as the project requirements.
The committee will also formulate and integrated development plan for providing water in required quantity in a sustainable manner. Under the Jal Gram Yojana, local stakeholders particularly farmers and Water Users Associations will be encouraged to provide suggestions towards the possible solutions to the problem being faced by them.
The Abhiyan is to identify Model Command Area (MCA) of about 1,000 hectares in a State. Broadly, the following activities are supposed to be undertaken for development of MCA. They are Water Conservation; Installation of Solar Power Panels; Use of Primary Treated Water for Irrigation; Use of Ground Water along with Artificial Recharge of Ground Water etc. Focus will also be on groundwater pollution abatement.
The Abhiyan will encourage States to adopt State Water Policy in line with the National Water Policy 2012 and also will encourage setting up / strengthening Water Resources Council and State Water Regulatory Authority and other allied works. The expenditure will be met from the existing schemes of Central/State governments such as MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Yojana, Implementation of National Water Missions, Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Projects etc. and other related projects and schemes.
