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Fast depleting ground water in nearly 30% of the assessed blocks in the country has pushed the Centre to fast-track its Rs 6,000 crore ambitious plan aimed at efficient management of available water resources and strengthening of recharge mechanism through community participation.
Half of the total cost of this central scheme – named Atal Bhujal Yojana – will be supported by the World Bank as loan while the remaining half (Rs 3,000 crore) will be funded by the government through budgetary support to deal with the deepening crisis of water scarcity in many parts of the country.
“We expect it to be approved before March 31, 2018 so that it could be implemented with effect from April 1,” Union water resources secretary U P Singh told TOI on Wednesday.