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Rajendra Singh (born 6 August 1959) is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as "waterman of India", he won the Magsaysay Award in 2001 and Stockholm Water Prize in 2015. He runs an NGO called ' Tarun Bharat Sangh ' (TBS), which was founded in 1975.
Specifications. Status. Under consideration. Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) is a project initiated by the Government of Rajasthan to provide water to the eastern districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. [1] [2] [3] Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) envisages intra-basin transfer of water within the Chambal Basin by utilising ...
Chand Baori is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [1] [2] [3] It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. [4] It is named after a local ruler of Nikumbh dynasty called Raja Chanda and its construction is dated to the 8th-9th ...
The temperature in the city of Churu in the state of Rajasthan soared to 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit). ... A man drinks water at a roadside stall serving free drinking water to ...
The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. The dam was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur . The idea of building a dam over River Jawai was conceived in 1903 as its flooding waters caused heavy damage in Pali and Jalore district during monsoon. It was finally given shape in 1946.
Rajasthan ( Hindi: [rɑːdʒəsˈtʰɑːn] ⓘ; lit. 'Land of Kings') [12] is a state in northwestern India. [13] [14] [15] It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.
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History Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the scheme in 2019 Union budget. In August 2019 National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured by Modi government as Jal Jeevan Mission. Since its inception, the scheme has significantly improved household clean tap water availability in India. The government has also published website based dashboard to track the progress ...