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Soreng district of Sikkim received its first Jal Shakti Kendra

BNE News Desk , June 3, 2023
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Gangtok: The District collector Bhim Thatal on Friday inaugurated Jal Shakti Kendra for Soreng district under ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain’ campaign.

The District Collector of Soreng District Bhilm Thatal inaugurated Jal Shakti Kendra under the Jal Shakti Kendra Abhiyan-Catch the Rain campaign.

A press release stated that the Jal Shakti Kendra would act as a knowledge centre for the dissemination of information related to water conservation techniques.

The DC emphasized the importance of water resource maintenance as a key focus area. He informed that five districts in Sikkim, excluding Mangan, are considered water-stressed districts.

The Jal Shakti Kendra at Soreng will be manned by a senior technical officer, two technical officers and a data entry operator.

The DC mentioned that all the officers, volunteers and support staff working for the cause of water shall be called Jal Rakshaks or water guards.

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