Plan ready for water conservation in villages in Karimnagar

Karimnagar: District Collector Sarfaraz Ahmed informed that an action plan is prepared under MGNREGS to dig up 150 soak pits, 10 farm ponds and 20,000 plantations in every water-stressed village during the campaign period from July 1 to September 15.

As part of the campaign, on Tuesday Satinder Pal Singh, IPS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Shipping Central Nodal Officer (CNO); Umrao Singh, Director, National Building Organisation, Block Nodal Officer (BNO); Saurabh Sharan, Deputy Director, Central Water Commission, Technical Nodal Officer (TNO); Santosh BM, IAS, District Collector, Special Officers, GOI and the district officers have visited Madapur and Gundlapalli villages of Ganneruvaram mandal and interacted with the public and inspected soak pits, plantation.

Central Nodal Officer Satinder Pal Singh expressed his satisfaction over the participation of villagers in large numbers and guided the villagers to take up massive plantation, construct soak pit in every house, farm pond in agricultural lands to increase ground water levels.

Earlier they interacted with all the district officials at the Collector's conference hall here and lauded that it is one of the best programmes. They sought the officials to ensure the participation of the public in large numbers and to prepare an action plan to overcome water scarcity and to give good life to future generation.

The officials will visit the water stressed villages and inspect the works related to water conservation. Collector Sarfaraz Ahmad briefed the higher officials about population, occupation, ground water levels, and crop patterns through power point presentation.

DRDA PD A Venkateshwar Rao and others were present.