category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh The Irrigation and Water Resources Department Haryana today organised a State Level Workshop Training under Atal Bhujal Yojna at Panchkula. The workshop was inaugurated by, Chairperson, Haryana Water Resources Authority, Smt. Keshni Anand Arora. Addressing the department officers and participants present in the workshop, Smt. Keshni Anand Arora said that Atal Bhujal Yojana is a groundwater management scheme launched by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi on the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on December 25, 2019. She said that it is one of the flagship programmes of Govt. of India. The purpose of the scheme is to address the decline in groundwater levels and improve groundwater management by involving communities and line departments. Smt. Anand stated that the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is very keen to make Haryana a leading state in saving groundwater. Regarding the importance of Groundwater, Water conservation is a critical aspect of sustainable development, and it s commendable that the government is taking steps to address the challenges in this area. During the inaugural session Dr Satbir Singh Kadian, Engineer-In-Chief cum Project Director, Atal Bhujal Haryana directed that execution and monitoring of the Atal Bhujal Yojana activities has to be done in time with regular organising review meetings of line departments. All the targets must achieve within the given time frame. Dr. Satbir Singh Kadian has also highlighted the achievements made by the department under the Mera Panni Meri Virasat campaign. He has expressed his serious concern to stop water wastage, especially in rural areas and promoted judicial use of groundwater. Ms Neety Nayar, Deputy Director, NPMU, Government of India said during her presentation that the purpose of the scheme is to arrest the decline in groundwater levels and improve groundwater management by involving communities and line departments. (editor dailyworld.in)