Project News Detail
Project No : | 169483 |
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Project Title : | plans to drinking water (Jalasree) project in kerala |
Company Name : | District Panchayat (Kerala) |
Project Detail : | The district panchayat will launch Jalasree, a project to find a sustainable solution to drinking water scarcity and drought and increase the water table, on September 28 Block and grama panchayats will join hands for the project, which aims at reclaiming polluted waterbodies, under the aegis of the district panchayat V.K. Madh, district panchayat president, said Jalasree would help nurture a culture of water conservation and turn the district into one that had abundant water The project would find water for drinking, farming and irrigation, sanitation, industry, and other uses on a sustainable basis. Recharging of wells, construction of rainwater pits, renovation of ponds, planting of saplings, building of check dams, and protection of water sources would be taken up Water literacy programmes, awareness classes, seminars, and workshops would be held to achieve the goal Free drinking water testing mechanisms and Jalasree clubs would be started in select schools in all panchayats in the district Jalasabhas and water surveys would be held at the ward level. Jalasabha committees comprising 50 people from each ward would be formed. These would be supported by Jalajagratha committees for maintenance of waterbodies |
Project Location : | Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala - India |
Project Estimation : | Refer Document |
Status : | Announced |