Consider the following statements:1.The primary aim of Atal Bhujal Yojana is demand side management through scientific means involving the local communities at village levels leading to sustainable groundwater management in the targeted areas.2.Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) is aimed at providing tap water connections to rural households.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The primary aim of Atal Bhujal Yojana is demand side management through scientific means involving the local communities at village levels leading to sustainable groundwater management in the targeted areas.
2.Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) is aimed at providing tap water connections to rural households.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is correct. The primary aim of Atal Bhujal Yojana is demand side management through scientific means involving the local communities at village levels leading to sustainable groundwater management in the targeted areas.

Statement 2 is incorrect. JSA was launched in 2019 in water stressed blocks of 256 districts in the country with the primary aim to effectively harvest the monsoon rainfall through creation of artificial recharge structures, watershed management, recharge and reuse structures, intensive afforestation and awareness generation etc.

Source: ForumIAS

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