Rainwater Harvesting
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'Rs 4,369 crore given to Gujarat for rainwater harvesting over 3 years', says MoS Jal Shakti
Gujarat | Jul 30, 2024, 05:34 PM ISTRaj Bhushan Choudhary, MoS for Jal Shakti said that water conservation through rainwater harvesting is Central government's one of the top priorities. The centre supplements the efforts made by states/UTs in this direction.
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Himachal Pradesh gets its first-ever multipurpose rainwater harvesting dam in Una district
India | Mar 06, 2022, 01:08 PM ISTBy storing the rainwater in a massive reservoir collected from the catchment area of 10 square km, it can help 5,580 people living in the water-deficient areas of the state survive during dry seasons, said the Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar.
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PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate multi-storeyed flats for MPs today
News | Nov 23, 2020, 09:00 AM ISTA PMO statement on Saturday said that these flats are located at Dr B D Marg in the national capital. Eight old bungalows, which were more than 80 years old, have been redeveloped to construct these 76 flats.
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MP farmers harvesting rainwater to check water woes
India | Sep 05, 2019, 12:08 PM ISTWhile water shortage has been the bane of Salichauka village for long, a local farmer, Manoj Rai, has devised a solution not only to tackle the issue but also to find a way to manage excess rainwater and use it to recharge water sources. To do this, he used waste material to channel the water to borewells and dry wells using a pipeline network.
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Goa to make rain water harvesting mandatory for all new constructions
India | Aug 26, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTThe government's move comes after the capital city of Panaji and some areas in Tiswadi and Ponda talukas of North Goa district faced water scarcity last week due to bursting of a pipeline.
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Centre asks civic bodies to set up cell for rainwater harvesting
India | Jul 07, 2019, 11:06 AM ISTThe Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has issued 'Guidelines for Urban Water Conservation', saying the 'Rainwater Harvesting Cell' of municipal corporations will monitor the extent of groundwater extraction and groundwater aquifer recharge.
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Make rainwater harvesting attractive: High Court to DJB
India | Feb 04, 2015, 09:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to make rainwater harvesting "attractive" by giving wide publicity to its benefits including rebate in water tariff.A division bench of Justice
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Govt may make rain-water harvesting mandatory in Bangalore
India | Jul 25, 2013, 07:36 AM ISTBangalore, Jul 25: Karnataka government may make rain water harvesting mandatory in the city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated yesterday.“Let's try to make it mandatory,” he said in reply to a question from K S Puttannaiah