Government of India has taken several steps and implemented various schemes/programmes for availability, conservation and distribution of water. Details of some of the major schemes/programmes are as follows:
• The National Water Mission was launched to conserve water, reduce wastage and ensure more equitable distribution within and within the country through integrated development and management of water resources.
As part of this mission, a campaign called ‘Sahi Fasal’ was launched to encourage farmers to promote water-intensive agricultural crops and engage farmers in more efficient use of water in agriculture as part of demand-side management.
•A series of monthly workshops – Water Talks – has also been launched to encourage dialogue and information sharing among participants on various water-related topics to create awareness, build stakeholder capacity and encourage people to actively participate in water conservation by increasing the storage capacity of tanks, recharging ground water, increasing the availability of drinking water, increasing the holding of tank orders, etc. extended to 2020 to complete the ground project.
• Mission focuses on developing basic urban infrastructure in Mission cities, such as water supply, sewage disposal and waste management, storm water drainage, green spaces and parks, and non-motorized urban transportation.
•The Jal Jeevan-Har Ghar Jal Mission is being implemented by the Government of India since August 2019 in collaboration with the countries with the objective of providing drinking water of the specified quality (55 liters per capita) till 2024 through regular and long-term tap water connection to every farm.
•When the Jal Jeevan Mission was announced in August 2019, 3.23 million (17%) households had tap water connections. As reported by the States/UTs till 06.02.2023, tap water has been connected to around 7.87 million farm households during the JJM period in the last three and a half years.
Thus, as of 06.02.2023, 11.10 Crore (57%) households out of 19.36 million households in the country are reported to have tap water reuse and strengthening of traditional and other water structures/gardens, wells, development of water channels and intensive afforestation.
In 2021, Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) was launched to cover all areas in all districts (rural and urban) with the theme ‘Catch the Rain – Where the Rain falls’. all over the country. The target of JSA activities is water conservation and rainwater harvesting, rehabilitation of traditional and other water structures/tanks, reuse and reinforcement of wells, construction of water channels and intensive afforestation.
