One Lakh Wells and Ponds will be Constructed in Jharkhand

• 13 Sep 2022

Why In News?

• On September 12, 2022, in the meeting of the Disaster Management Authority held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, it was decided that one lakh wells and ponds would be constructed in the state to deal with the drought situation.

Key Points

• After the meeting of the Disaster Management Authority ended, Departmental Minister Banna Gupta said that a scheme of Rs 2,500 crore will be celebrated for the development and employment generation of rural areas.
• Minister Banna Gupta said that for employment generation in rural areas, work will be started on 5 schemes of MNREGA in every village, while accident insurance amount of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to the villagers.
• Apart from this, efforts will be made to ensure payment of the amount of Sarvajan Pension implemented in Jharkhand by the 5th of every month and to provide the benefit of this scheme to as many people as possible.
• The Disaster Management Minister said that 5 lakh new ration cards will be made in Jharkhand. Apart from this, the government is also focusing on ex-gratia. Necessary steps will also be taken in this direction so that the poor farmers of the state do not migrate, the cattle get adequate fodder and the shortage of water is overcome.
• In the meeting, officials informed that earlier in the years 2013-14, 2018-19 and 2022-23, drought conditions have arisen in different parts of the state. In this way, every third-fourth year, drought conditions are arising in different parts of the state and there is a problem due to the effect of the weather cycle.