In A First, Centre Conducts Water Bodies' Census
NDTV
The census highlighted disparities between rural and urban areas and varying levels of encroachment and revealed crucial insights into the country's water resources.
For the first time in India, the government has conducted the first-ever census of water bodies.
The census provided a comprehensive inventory of India's water resources, including natural and man-made water bodies like ponds, tanks, lakes, and more, and to collect data on the encroachment of water bodies.
The census highlighted disparities between rural and urban areas and varying levels of encroachment and revealed crucial insights into the country's water resources.
About 2,424,540 water bodies have been enumerated in the country by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, out of which 97.1 per cent are in rural areas and only 2.9 per cent are in urban areas.
