- PM Modi launched ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ initiative at Surat in Gujarat through video conferencing.
- ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ initiative aligns with the ongoing Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign.
- The initiative aims to mobilise Gujarati residents, local government agencies, businesses, and other stakeholders to put rainwater harvesting structures into place.
- About 24,800 rainwater harvesting structures are being built in Gujarat as part of this program through community collaborations.
- Long-term water sustainability and improved rainwater harvesting will be made possible by these recharge structures.
- The structures constructed as part of this initiative would be essential in promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) engagement and highlighting Gujarat’s achievements in community-driven water conservation.
- Gujarat’s community-based water conservation program has been a pioneering example in India.
