Efforts to conserve groundwater intensified. file photo
State Bureau, Ranchi. Efforts to conserve groundwater will intensify in Jharkhand in the new year. Drinking water sanitation department, municipal bodies and local administration will together make efforts to save the groundwater level of the state in 2026.
15 percent more than average rainfall in monsoon has increased the water resources of the state. The water reserve of 7046 cubic meters has increased to eight thousand cubic meters. Vinay Mishra, assistant consultant of the Central Ground Water Institute, said that to save this reserve, the use of deep boring water in agricultural work will have to be stopped.
Along with this, efforts for rain water conservation will have to be intensified in the year 2026. The catchment area of small and big dams including ponds will have to be increased. He said that the central and state governments will work together to improve the water recharge system in the new year. This will maintain the water level and also keep recharging it.
Raw check dam helpful in water conservation
Kushadhwaj Mahato, a retired engineer from the Water Resources Department, said that in a state like Jharkhand, due to the plateau structure, kutcha check dams are helpful in water conservation. He said that apart from state government departments, emphasis will also have to be laid on private efforts to build kutcha check dams in 2026.
For this, raw check dams will have to be encouraged by providing assistance. With this the water reservoir of the state will remain intact. He said that the cycle of heavy rains comes in the state at an interval of ten to fifteen years. This stock will have to be maintained by storing the monsoon rains.