Uttarakhand: State Level Executive Committee meeting of Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority (SARRA) was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan
The State Level Executive Committee meeting of Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority (SARRA) was held in the Secretariat on Friday under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan. During the meeting, various central institutions and various departments of the state participated.
The Additional Chief Secretary directed all the departments to make plans for sustainable development of water resources on scientific basis in all the districts. The Additional Chief Secretary also reviewed the study being done by NIH and IIT Roorkee for long-term treatment plans of Nayar, Shipra, Gauri and Sog rivers. He also directed to complete all the works soon.
The Additional Chief Secretary directed SARRA to develop a treatment model for water sources, rivers and tributary streams in each district, so that this model can be inspired to be adopted by various departments and the general public to take this ambitious work forward.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Executive Officer SARRA, Neena Grewal told that works are being done for the revival of water sources by various districts in the state in convergence with SARRA. Till date, work plans worth Rs 29 crore have been approved for treating water sources from districts on scientific basis, in which Rs 12 crore is being allocated by SARRA as convergence.
Today, the State Level Executive Committee of SARA also approved the proposed schemes for scientific treatment of Argad and Song tributary rivers/streams of Tehri district, which cost Rs 8.16 crore.
In today’s meeting, approval was given to construct 51 recharge shafts for recharging the groundwater level of Dehradun. These will be constructed by the Minor Irrigation Department with the help of Central Ground Water Board in the premises of various government buildings.
Central and State Government departments like NIH, IIT Roorke, Central Ground Water Board, Forest, Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Agriculture, Rural Development, etc. participated in the meeting.
