One-day training programme on water security plan for “Jal Kranti Abhiyan” organized by Central Ground Water Board, North Eastern Region, Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR was held on October 24 at the conference hall of Irrigation & Flood Control, Kohima.
According to DIPR report, secretary of Irrigation & Flood Control, Bendangkokba in his short speech exhorted that it was the second training programme organized by the district. He stated that the central government was serious about implementing the programme in the state and further added that our duty was to implement the same in the districts, the village levels and further impart what we have learned during the training. He also mentioned that each department had already selected 11 (eleven) villages and recently 1 (one) village has been selected from 11 districts totaling to 22 villages. Bendangkokba also encouraged exploring and recharge ground water and rain water harvesting system for drinking purposes.
Regional director CGWB, NER, Dr. Utpal Gogoi said that lack of knowledge and misuse of water resource has led the region towards water scarcity. He stated that nature produces all the needs of the human beings but greed has created loss. Keeping this in mind, Jal Kranti Abhiyan was created for drinking purpose, irrigation and to bring about the technical development to the village level. The framework of water security plan has already been done by CGWB and handed over to IFCD which is the Nodal Office for Nagaland.
Other activities proposed under Jal Kranti Abhiyan are Jal Gram Yojana, development of Model Command Area, pollution abatements, mass awareness programme and other activities.
The resource persons for the programme were Regional Director, CGWB, NER, Dr. Utpal Gogoi; Dr. S.S. Singh Hydrogologist and Dr. D. Khanikar, GGWB, NER.