The Sikkim government has launched a massive initiative to revive and restore dying natural springs to address the water problem, especially in the rural areas. It has led to a 15 per cent enhancement in spring discharges.
Through the initiative called Dhara Vikas, the government has sucessfully revived 50 springs and four lakes in 20 drought–prone Gram Panchayats, a senior Sikkim government official said.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sikkim-revives-springs-address-water-woes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/sentinel-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-act-nrega
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geographical-information-systems-gis-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wwf
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
