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12/05/22 08:28 AM IST

Mission Amrit Sarovar

In News 
  • With a view to conserve water for the future, the Prime Minister launched a new Mission on Amrit Sarovar on 24th April 2022.
  • The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
  • In total, it would lead to creation of 50,000 water bodies of a size of about an Acre or more.
About the Mission 
  • The Mission Amrit Sarovar is to be completed by 15th August 2023. Around 50,000 such Amrit Sarovar may be constructed in the country.
  • BhaskaracharyaNational Institute for Space Application and Geo-informatics(BISAG-N)has been engaged as Technical partner for the Mission. 
  • The mission encourages mobilisation of citizen and non-govt resources for supplementing these efforts.
  • Each of these Amrit Sarovar will have  approx. area of  1 acre with a water holding capacity of 10,000 cubic meter.
  • People’s participation in the Mission is the focal point.
  • So far, 12,241 sites are finalised for construction of Amrit Sarovarsby States/Districts, out of which works has started on 4,856Amrit Sarovars.
Source-PIB

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