Central Nodal Officer JSA, CTR visits Banihal; inspects Amrit Sarovars, interacts with PRIs

RAMBAN, June 12: Director (Law & Order), Internal Security-I Division, Union Ministry of home Affairs, and Central Nodal Officer (CNO) for Jal Shakti Abhiyaan (JSA), Catch the Rain (CTR), Nishtha Tiwari, along with Scientist Central Ground water, Chandreyee De, today visited Banihal area and inspected Amrit Sarovars besides interacting with PRIs and locals.

Central Nodal Officer-JSA-CTR, Scientist CGW and members of Jal Shakti Abhiyan, on second day of their four day visit to the district, interacted with the PRI members and took stock of their issues and concerns. They inspected various Amrit Sarovars in sub division Banihal constructed by the Rural Development Department.

The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is a flagship program of Government of India focused on ensuring water security and conservation in the country. The program aims to raise awareness about the importance of water conservation, promote water harvesting, and improve infrastructure for water storage and distribution.

During the interaction, CNO asked the PRIs to plan GPDP, MGNREGA and other development schemes for creation of infrastructure required for water conservation and rain water harvesting in the district. She asked them to understand the need and importance for water conservation and its judicious use, protection of water sources and rain water harvesting to ensure safe and sufficient water availability for our future generations.

She was accompanied by SDM Banihal, Zaheer Abass,  members of Jal Shakti Abhiyan besides DFO, ACD, CHO, Executive Engineer, JSD and other concerned engineers and officials.

Among others Vice Chairperson DDC, Rabia Hamid, BDC Chairman, DDC member, officers from Jal Shakti Department besides other officers and officials and PRI members present on the occasion.