Seven departments merged to set up Jal Shakti in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Aug 30(UNI) Uttar Pradesh government on Friday issued a Government Order(GO) to merge seven important departments to set up a new 'Jan Shakti' department on the lines of the Central government.
Dr Mahendra Singh, who was recently elevated to the Cabinet rank in the expansion, will be the new Minister of Jal Shakti.
The seven departments which have been merged in the Jal Shakti department are Namani Gange, Rural Drinking Water, Irrigation and Water Resources, Rural Engineering Services (RED), Minor Irrigation, Sodic Lands Reclamation and Flood Control, official sources here.
The Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) is a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign. It aims at making water conservation a Jan Andolan through asset creation and extensive communication.
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