New Delhi, July 20 -- Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu, while responding to a question on monsoon preparedness in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, presented the government's position. He said that under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 838 Storm Water Drainage projects worth 3022.39 crore have been taken up by the States/Union Territories.

Minister in his written reply stated, "AMRUT launched in the year 2015, inter alia, has a component on storm water drainage, which involved construction and improvement of drains/ storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding and creating green spaces and parks. 2,522 green spaces and park projects worth 1,604.13 crore have been taken u...