75% rural households provided tap water connection: Jal Shakti Minister Jal Shakti Minister announces 75% tap water connections in rural households, milestone towards clean water for all. The Hindu · Mar 7, 2024
Union Jal Shakti Minister Shekhawat to meet Haryana, Punjab CMs amid SYL row Union Jal Shakti Minister to hold meeting with Haryana & Punjab CM's to address long-standing Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue. The Hindu · Dec 28, 2023
Cauvery Row: Siddaramaiah-led delegation meets Jal Shakti Minister in New Delhi A delegation of Karnataka ministers led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat seeking to hold discussions on the Cauvery water issue. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Sep 21, 2023
Proposed revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore for Polavaram project is still under scrutiny, says Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister Shekhawat confirms Govt. of India is considering ₹2,000 crore for repairing Polavaram Irrigation Project (PIP) damages due to Godavari flood. He also states revised cost estimate of ₹17,144 crore proposed by Andhra Pradesh State Govt. is being examined by PPA and CWC. Once examination is done, Water Resources Ministry… The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023
IAS officer alleges graft in Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in J&K, says he was harassed by L-G The JJM scheme aims to provide potable drinking water in taps to all rural homes by 2024. The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023
Andhra Pradesh: Regaining power will remain a distant dream for Congress party, says Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel The drinking water projects being funded by the Centre have remained nonstarters in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023
UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tributes as Mulayam Singh Yadav 's mortal remains reach Saifai SAIFAI/LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accompanied by Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh and UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, visited Saifai on Monday evening to pay respects to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav whose mortal remains arrived at his native village on Monday evening. On behalf of Prime Minister… The Times of India · Oct 10, 2022
UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tributes as Mulayam Singh Yadav's mortal remains reach Saifai SAIFAI/LUCKNOW: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accompanied by Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh and UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, visited Saifai on Monday evening to pay respects to SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav whose mortal remains arrived at his native village on Monday evening. On behalf of Prime Minister… The Times of India · Oct 10, 2022
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, says will work with Centre to clean up state's waters CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Tuesday to raise the issue of pollution in River Satluj, Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah and falling water table in the state. The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022
Parliament proceedings | 26.66 million people affected by floods in 2020; 1,365 lives lost: Union Minister Shekhawat Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said ₹21,190 crore of total damage of crops, houses and public utilities has been recorded in 2020 The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022
National Hydro-electric Power Corporation expert team inspects damage to Polavaram project Amaravati: In a move to crack the mystery behind the damage to the Polavaram diaphragm wall, a team of experts from National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) inspected Polavaram project on Tuesday. After top brains of the country in geophysics and hydro and civil engineering sectors failed to provide solution to… The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022
Tamil Nadu delegation to meet Jal Shakti minister: CM M K Stalin CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that a delegation of legislature party leaders led by water resources minister Duraimurugan would soon meet Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. The decision comes in the wake of the statement of Cauvery Water Management Authority chairman S… The Times of India · Jun 18, 2022
Polavaram project: Centre to clear first phase costs AMARAVATI: In what could come as a big relief to the state government, the Union Jal Shakti ministry has agreed to clear the entire cost to complete the first phase of Polavaram project. The ministry has also agreed to reimburse the cost of taking up the repairs and other works… The Times of India · May 18, 2022
The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022 Target is piped water to all households by 2024: Uttar Pradesh minister Swatantra Dev Singh UP BJP chief and now also UP’s Jal Shakti minister, Swatantra Dev Singh shares his vision for the department, in a candid chat with Rajiv Srivastava. Excerpts...
The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022 Best state award to Uttar Pradesh for water management, conservation LUCKNOW: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the best state award for water management and conservation to Uttar Pradesh at the third edition of National Water Awards (NWA) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh received the award for the state.
The Times of India · Mar 5, 2022 Andhra Pradesh: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat pledges Centre's support to Polavaram AMARAVATI: Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday promised to extend the central government's "fullest support" to the state in the completion of Polavaram project by reimbursing the cost of every brick that goes into the construction of the prestigious dam across river Godavari.