The creation of Jal Shakti Mantralaya is a forward looking governance reform which will have a positive impact on integration in the water sector. Discuss (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
Need for Jal Shakti Mantralaya
· The institutional landscape for water in India has been somewhat fragmented, with about seven ministries and more than 10 departments having a say on different aspects of water management and use.
· Water available per person is dependent on population of the country and for India; water availability per capita is reducing progressively due to increase in population.
· The average annual per capita water availability in the years 2001 and 2011 was assessed as 1816 cubic meters and 1545 cubic meters, respectively, which may reduce further to 1340 and 1140 in the years 2025 and 2050 respectively.
· Presently, India captures only eight per cent of its annual rainfall, among the lowest in the world.
Role of Jal shakti Mantralaya
· The first concrete step taken by the central government towards a holistic and integrated perspective on water has been the constitution of the new Jal Shakti Mantralaya.
· This bold institutional step has integrated the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation with the former Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
· This is a major step towards the consolidation of the management of water resources with delivery of drinking water and sanitation a much needed step in the direction of ensuring India’s water security as well as a thrust towards the goal of providing safe and adequate piped water supply for all households.
· The Jal Shakti Mantralaya will also need to promote decentralised, but integrated, water resource management and service delivery, with a key focus on water conservation, source sustainability, storage and reuse wherever possible, by involving the communities themselves, as they are the primary stakeholders.
k jaya prakash 5 years
kindly review
IAS Parliament 5 years
Try to include data on surface and ground water utilization, integration of departments etc. Keep Writing.
Anisha Sahu 5 years
Kindly review.
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Good attempt. Try to include data on ground and surface water utilization and few points on impacts like increasing efficiency of integrated watershed development, enhancing water conservation, link to SBM etc. Keep Writing.
aishwarya ravi 5 years
Please review.
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Try to include data on surface and ground water utilization, integration of different departments,increase in efficiency of integrated watershed development, how the institution impacts water sector etc. Keep Writing.
subhrashmita mohanty 5 years
Plz review
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Need better understanding. Flow chart is good. Try to include data on surface and ground water utilisation, integration of different departments, increasing efffeciency of integrated watershed development etc. Express your argument in crisp points. Keep Writing.
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