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Maharashtra authorities connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026) reviewed the advancement of 51,000 schemes nether the Jal Jeevan Mission, arsenic Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that centre is prioritising “the stream linking project”
He called the “the stream linking project” a boon for Maharashtra, particularly Marathwada and different drought-affected areas arsenic it aims to assistance summation the irrigation country and make drought-free Maharashtra. The river-linking task is experimental water-diversion project, comprising diversion of h2o from the stream basins of the occidental portion of the State to the Godavari basin successful Marathwada done the stream interconnection projects.
Earlier, successful 2024, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ₹88,000 crore Venganga- Penganga river-linking task with purpose to irrigate 10 lakh acres of farmland.
“The reappraisal of each the schemes successful the State was conducted. Many schemes are connected the verge of completion and immoderate schemes necessitate method changes. There was besides a elaborate treatment connected however to code the problems arising owed to drying up of h2o sources successful immoderate areas,” said Mr. Shinde.
On Wednesday (May 27, 2026), a gathering was held nether the chairmanship of Union Minister for Jal Shakti C. R. Patil astatine Antyodaya Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi successful transportation with the Jal Jeevan Mission and h2o scarcity. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, MP Sunetra Pawar and Ministers from the State were contiguous successful this meeting. The reappraisal gathering has been held arsenic monsoon is nearing, however, IMD has forecasted debased rainfall owed to El Niño effect.
Mr. Shinde highlighted respective alternatives were discussed to destruct the loopholes successful the schemes and guarantee their effectual implementation, saying instructions person been given to the acrophobic departments to expedite the enactment by making indispensable improvements.
During the meeting, the enlargement of the ‘Jaltara’ inaugural being implemented for h2o conservation was discussed. A memorandum of knowing has been signed with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s organisation for this inaugural and its enactment is underway nether the guidance of Dr. Purushottam, Shinde informed.
Currently, astir 65,000 h2o operation structures person been constructed successful the State. However, Mr. Shinde clarified that the scope of this inaugural needs to beryllium further expanded to summation the groundwater level and let much h2o to soak into the ground. “This volition summation the groundwater retention and supply large benefits to farmers,” helium added
