India’s sustained efforts toward river rejuvenation and pollution abatement are yielding measurable results, with significant improvement reported in the water quality of the River Ganga and steady progress across other major river basins. The Centre informed Parliament that large-scale investments under the Namami Gange Programme and the National River Conservation…
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Sujal Gram Samvad 2026 Strengthens Community Water Governance
The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, successfully hosted the Third Edition of Sujal Gram Samvad on 21 January 2026, reinforcing participatory water governance and community-led implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Village-Level Engagement in Local Languages The virtual programme brought together…
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Jal Seva Aankalan Launched for Rural Water Survey
In a landmark initiative to enhance rural water governance, Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C. R. Patil today launched Jal Seva Aankalan, a Gram Panchayat-led digital assessment tool under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The tool enables villages to evaluate the regularity, adequacy, quality, and sustainability of drinking water…
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Namami Gange Update: 344 Projects Complete
New Delhi : The Namami Gange programme continues to make measurable headway: as of October 2025, 513 projects have been sanctioned under the scheme at a combined cost of ₹42,019 crore, of which 344 projects are complete. A large share of the investments focuses on sewage infrastructure recognised as the…