Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the ‘Crested Assets’ of the State in terms of creation of Dovas, Ponds, conservation and rejuvenation of water bodies should be given unique numbers for proper mapping. The PM suggested that the State Government should increase the irrigation capacity of the State and avoid drought like situation.
The PM also expressed satisfaction over the works being carried out by the Jharkhand Government for water conservation and preservation as he said water conservation should be made a mass movement.
The discussions took place in a high-level meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh and Secretary-rank officials from associated departments. CM Raghubar Das met the PM on Saturday with senior Government officials from the State on the issue of drought relief.
On the issue of assets mapping Das informed the PM that the State Government was conducting GPS mapping and photography of the created assets. He also requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for financial aid to the tune of Rs 400 crores under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as drought relief. The CM was assured that the Budget allocation has been passed and the State will soon get the desired relief from
Das, on the occasion, also proposed that State Meteorological Department should be endowed with a Doppler radar, which will prove helpful in generating accurate weather forecasts. Delegates from Jharkhand Government were assured that the State will receive every possible aid to tackle drought.
The CM apprised the PM, Agriculture Minister and other senior officials present there about the situation in Jharkhand and the initiatives taken by the Government to solve the recurring drought in many arid areas of the State. He assured the PM that the works and initiatives undertaken by the Government would surely improve the situation in the State with more
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh alongwith senior officials of Union and State Governments were present in the meeting.