A team of officials constituted by the Ministry of Jal Sakthi for promoting Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in water-stressed districts in the country, have arrived at Tiruvarur and held discussions with the district officials about the current situation on Thursday.
At the review meeting held at the Collectorate, team leader Piyush Srivastava, Additional Development Commissioner, Office of the Development Commissioner (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), coming under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the team would review the water management measures adopted in the district apart from collecting data about the steps taken for preservation of water and enrichment of groundwater table. Stressing the need to create awareness among public about rain water harvesting, Piyush Srivatsava said the concept of re-cycling of water should also be promoted.
Later, the team visited Kalathur, Kamookakudi, Ammaiyappan, Manakkal villages and Koradachery Town Panchayat in Koradachery block and inspected the groundwater enrichment and conservation methods adopted at these places.