Jal Shakti Ministry: Answer to Water Crisis?
- On 1st June, 2019, government created a new Ministry called Jal Shakti by merging erstwhile Ministries of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- To have one ministry will help in developing an integrated data management system in order to fix the water crisis looming across the country.
Challenges for New Ministry
- Looming Water Crisis
- Water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by year 2050.
- According to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), about 42 per cent of India is dry which is around 6% more ....
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