Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 15 : Central Water Commission, Jammu under the auspices of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) Govt. of India organized a training programme on Water Conservation and Management Issues under Jal Kranti Abhiyan today in the Multipurpose Hall of Institution of Engineers, Channi Himmat, Jammu. Maneesha Devi Sharma, Director, Command Area Development, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Director, Engineering Geology, Geological Survey of India was Guest of Honor, S. K. Shukla Director M&A, CWC Jammu, and other officers from Central and State Govt. along with about 30 trainees from NGO, Various state Govt. Departments and Farmers fromvillages attended the workshop.
While inaugurating the training, Chief Guest Maneesha Devi Sharma, emphasized on judicious use of water not only by farmers but at our homes also, so that wastage of water could be avoided. She praised the "more crop per drop" initiative of Prime Minister of India and appealed everyone to implement it in true spirit
Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Director, Engineering Geology, Geological Survey of India while addressing the gathering informed that Jal Kranti Abhiyan is a very good initiative by Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, Govt. of India. The training was conducted in three sessions wherein Samir Kumar Shukla, Director, M&A Directorate, CWC, Jammu, Sunil Bhasin, A.P. Kandiyal, Deputy Director, CWC, Aneesh Kumar, Scientist, CGWB and Rakesh Gupta, Assistant Director, CWC also gave presentations highlighting the objectives of Jal Kranti Abhiyan, Surface Water Utilization, Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), Important Activities by MoWR, RD and GR and Water Conservation respectively.
The training was very interactive and all participants took active part in the training. |
