Khattar urges people to save water, inaugurates 60 Amrit Sarovars in state

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Wednesday urged people to use water judiciously and avoid its wastage.

The chief minister was virtually addressing people after inaugurating 60 Amrit Sarovars across the state from the Dult village in the Tohana assembly constituency of the Fatehabad district.

Out of the 60 Sarovars that are inaugurated on Wednesday, 31 are located in the Fatehabad district.

Khattar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the Amrit Sarovar Mission in 2022 to rejuvenate the country's ponds.

Under this mission, Haryana has successfully constructed 2,078 Amrit Sarovars. An additional 200 Amrit Sarovars will be built in the coming months, he said, according to an official statement.

Khattar said that to rejuvenate ponds, the Haryana Pond and Wastewater Management Authority has been established and it has been directed to survey the ponds available.

According to the survey, a total of 19,649 ponds have been identified in the state, with approximately 18,000 in rural areas. Out of these ponds, about 11,000 are polluted, and efforts are being made for their rejuvenation, he said.