Work is still going on on the important programmes of the ministry like Jal Jeevan Mission (providing piped water to all households) and Namami Gange for cleaning and desilting of rivers. The introduction of e-flow monitoring system is an important step in ensuring the continuous flow of river Ganga.
Using data from the quarterly reports of the Central Water Commission, the system will track key data of water inflow and outflow in the river and monitor e-flow from 11 projects built along the main stream of Ganga.
What needs to be done
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To monitor and regulate all the tributary rivers so that the ecosystem of Ganga remains safe.
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Work needs to be accelerated under Mission Amrit Sarovar to restore 75 water bodies in every district and create 50,000 new water bodies of one acre or more
C.R. Patil, 69 years: BJP, Jal Shakti Minister
Rajbhushan ChowdharyMinister of State, 46 years: BJP
V. Somanna73 years: BJP