State Government has decided to observe the save water and water conservation day on May 25 by taking a pledge to save 50 litres of water per day. In this regard, the chief secretary convened a meeting with the district magistrates through video conferencing on Tuesday. He asked them to launch water conservation and ground water recharge campaign in the all district headquarters and blocks on May 25 to mark the day.
It was decided at the meeting that acting on the instruction of the CM, around 50 litre water would be saved on Thursday. Stress was laid on saving water being used in the cisterns installed in the toilets.
DMs have been told to launch the campaign from the district headquarters to the village level, including the government offices and panchayati raj institutions. CS asked the officials concerned to co-ordinate with the hotels and other commercial institutions.
Talking about the Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan (Rural), CS asked them to upload the photographs of the toilets made under SBA on IMIS. He stressed on completing the construction of 13459 toilets in the state that are left out so far by the end of May. 800 villages have already declared open defecation free (ODF), he said, adding that Uttarakhand is running ahead of many other states. He asked all to upload pictures of the water being saved on the special day on swajal.uk.gov.in and also to send their suggestions.