AMN / WEB DESK
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated 20 Amrit Sarovars in Akola in Maharashtra. On the occasion Mr Gadkari said this model of Amrit Sarovar should be replicated in all drought-affected areas and agricultural universities of the country. A total of 71 agricultural universities across the country can be benefited by this.
Twenty fully prepared reservoirs have been declared as part of Amrit Sarovar Abhiyan today. The water storage capacity of these 20 reservoirs is 1276 Thousand Cubic Meters (TCM).
It has been decided to rejuvenate and develop about 50,000 Amrit Sarovars across the country by August 15, 2023, under the ‘Amrit Sarovar Abhiyan’, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this context, at least 75 Amrit Sarovars will be rejuvenated in each district.
Mr Gadkari said after the successful use of the Buldhana pattern in Maharashtra, more than 500 water bodies, 270 farm ponds have been rejuvenated by 2022 under Amrit Sarovar Abhiyan. As a result which additional water storage capacity of 34,000 TCM has been created at no cost in the state.
He called upon all the ministers of state and country to visit these Amrit Sarovar projects of Panjabrao Deshmukh University and try to create such projects in their areas.