Jal Shakti Ministry: Answer to Water Crisis?

  • On 1st June, 2019, government created a new Ministry called Jal Shakti by merging erstwhile Ministries of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
  • To have one ministry will help in developing an integrated data management system in order to fix the water crisis looming across the country.

Challenges for New Ministry

  • Looming Water Crisis
    • Water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by year 2050.
    • According to the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), about 42 per cent of India is dry which is around 6% more ....

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