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In June 2020 the lake was planned to be renovated at the cost of ₹ 7.47 Crore (USD 1.02 M), [2] by the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali mission under the Government of Bihar, to be carried out by the State Department of Minor Water Resources, and includes increasing the depth by 2 meters, expanding the size of the lake to 81 acres, and capacity to 6000 m ...
Har Ghar Jal (transl. Water To Every Household) is a scheme initiated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti of Government of India under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019 with the aim to provide 55 litres of tap water to every rural household per capita per day regularly on long term basis by 2024.
Ganga Water Lift Project (गंगाजल उद्वह परियोजना ()) is a multi-phase drinking water project in Bihar, India. [1] It is the ambitious project of Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar to supply safe drinking water to the water-alarmed towns like Gaya, Rajgir and Nawada, located in southern part of the state through pipeline by lifting water from Ganga river ...
Districts of Bihar. Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.
The Government of India launched the Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) initiative to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on shramik (migrant) workers in India. [1] It is a rural public works scheme which was launched on 20 June 2020 with an initial funding of ₹ 50,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 590 billion or US$6.9 billion in 2023).
In 1936, [Bihar] attained its separate Statehood. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the unicameral legislature got converted into bicameral one, i.e., the Bihar Legislative Council and the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Bihar Legislative Council consisted of 29 members. On March 21, 1938, the ...
The PMGSY is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development and was begun on 25 December 2000. [6] It is fully funded by the central government. During November 2015, following the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, it was announced that the project will be funded by both the central ...
Agriculture is the mainstay. It is one of the most flood-affected districts in Bihar, due to over flooding of the Bagmati and Budhi Gandak rivers. Devkuli is a holy place popular for ancient temple of Lord Shiva. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Bihar (out of 39), after Sheikhpura. [3]