State-wide launch of Jal Shakti Abhiyan in Hubballi
The Hindu
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In a bid to offer solution to drinking water problems, the State government plans to rejuvenate local tanks in the villages of Dharwad district under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan with focus on water conservation. Speaking to presspersons in Dharwad on Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil and Chief Executive Officer of Dharwad Zilla Panchayat B. Susheela said that the flagship water conservation programme of the Union government will be launched in the State from Hubballi. The focus will be on resolving potable water crisis and also provide water for farm activities, they said. Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K.S. Eshwarappa will launch Jal Shakti Abhiyan at a private hotel in Hubballi at 11 a.m. on Friday. At the programme, State-level awards to 112 gram panchayats, Panchayat Development Officers, Chief Executive Officers, Executive Officers and others for their excellent work in the implementation of MGNREGA will be presented.
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