Pending water projects to restart in UP, says Jal Shakti minister

LUCKNOW: Before UP steps into the thick of summer, the government is rushing to complete several drinking water and groundwater recharge projects that were left incomplete when the lockdown was implemented.

On Wednesday, Jal Shakti minister Mahendra Singh held a meeting with his department and drafted a micro-level plan to restart all the projects where no work has taken place for two months. “Many of these projects, especially the rural and urban drinking water projects, need to be completed before it becomes really hot.[Readmore]