Amrit Sarovar mission

Tags: Government Schemes

The Union Government has asked the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to utilize the soil/silt dug from ponds/tanks in all districts across the country for their infrastructure projects under the Amrit Sarovar Mission. 

• About Amrit Sarovar Mission

• Amrit Sarovar Mission also known as Water Conservation Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24, 2022.

• It aims to develop and rejuvenate 75 water bodies in each district across all states as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.

• At least 50,000 water bodies across the country are expected to be rejuvenated during this nationwide program that ends on August 15, 2023.

• India's first Amrit Sarovar was built in Rampur.

• Technical Partner of the Mission

• Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N)

• Ministries/Department Involved in the Mission

• Department of Rural Development

• Department of land resources

• Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

• Department of Water resources

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj

• Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Changes

• Achievements

• So far, 12,241 sites have been finalized by the States/Districts for the construction of Amrit Sarovars, out of which work has started on 4,856 Amrit Sarovars.