Patna, Oct. 30 -- Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today called for transforming Bihar's rivers and water resources into drivers of economic prosperity, asserting that scientific water management could turn the state's challenges into opportunities and accelerate its overall development.
Addressing a seminar on "Ganga Water Treaty: Bihar's Water Security" in Patna, he said adequate water availability was essential for agricultural expansion, industrial growth and the state's overall progress. Bihar needed sufficient water for drinking, irrigation and industrial operations, and its interests must receive the highest priority in matters relating to Ganga water and the Farakka Agreement.
The Chief Minister said the state government had formul...