Patna, April 11 -- Bihar's Public Health Engineering Minister Sanjay Kumar Singh today said that crores of rural families in the state have been provided with clean drinking water under the Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal Yojana, terming it a major achievement of the state government.
Speaking at a state-level workshop on climate-resilient groundwater management, he said here that ensuring safe and sustainable drinking water supply is a key priority, especially in view of changing climate conditions and irregular rainfall.
Singh warned that increasing pressure on groundwater due to climate change could pose a serious challenge in the future. He stressed the need to focus on water conservation and scientific groundwater management to secure water reso...