The Kalaburagi district administration has identified 77 places to rejuvenate existing lakes or to create new waterbodies as part of the Central government’s Amrit Sarovar scheme to mark the 75th year of Independence.
The programme is launched by Jal Shakti Ministry and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. The creation or rejuvenation of the Amrit Sarovars will be a special effort under the ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign. The nodal officers of Jal Shakti Abhiyan-Catch the Rain Campaign are also roped in to monitor the progress of Amrit Sarovar.
The job card holders under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will be roped in for creating the waterbodies, besides this the resources from MGNREGA, 14th Finance Commission Grants, and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sinchayee Yojana will be accessed for the programme.
