District facing Water Crisis

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Water is a State subject. Hence, in order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, the Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programs.

Schemes Mentioned in the Article:

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain(JSA:CTR) Campaign:

• The campaign was launched on 22nd March 2021 on World Water Day with the theme “Catch the Rain – Where it Falls When it Falls”.
• Focus: The focussed interventions under the campaign include:
  • water conservation & rainwater harvesting
  • renovation of traditional and other water bodies/tanks
  • reuse and recharge of borewells
  • watershed development and intensive afforestation.
• Implementation: The campaign will be implemented by the National Water Mission(NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Coverage: The campaign will take place across the country, in both rural and urban areas. It will be implemented from March 22 to November 30 (the pre-monsoon and monsoon period) in the country.

Sahi Fasal Campaign:

• The campaign was launched by the National Water Mission. It nudges farmers to favor agricultural crops which consume less water and to use water more efficiently in agriculture as a part of demand side management.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

• AMRUT was launched in 2015 in selected 500 cities and towns across the country for a period of 5 years i.e. from FY 2015-2016 to FY 2019-2020
• Focus: The mission focuses on the development of basic urban infrastructure in the Mission cities in the sectors of water supply, sewerage & septage management, stormwater drainage, green spaces & parks, and non-motorized urban transport.

Jal Jeevan Mission-Har Ghar Jal:

• Aim: It aims at providing potable water of prescribed quality and inadequate quantity on a regular and long-term basis to every rural household including tribal areas of the country through tap water connections by 2024.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana(PMKSY):

• PMKSY was launched in 2015-16. It aims to enhance physical access to water on farms and expand cultivable areas under assured irrigation, improve farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc.
• Schemes: PMKSY has been conceived amalgamating the ongoing schemes:
  • Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme(AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR)
  • Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR).
  • On Farm Water Management(OFWM) of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation(DAC).

Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme(AIBP):

• The programme was launched in 1996. It aims to provide central assistance to major/medium irrigation projects in the country with the objective to accelerate the implementation of such projects which were beyond the resource capability of the States or were at an advanced stage of completion.
• Merged Into: The programme has been merged into Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 2015-16.