Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil announced the first-ever Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards Tuesday, with Telangana emerging as the top performer among states and UTs in construction of water conservation structures. The awards will be conferred by President Droupadi Murmu on November 18, officials said.

Telangana topped the list with the construction of 5.2 lakh water conservation structures under JSJB 1.0 initiative, followed by Chhattisgarh (4.05 lakh) and Rajasthan (3.64 lakh).

The JSJB initiative was launched in Surat , Gujarat, on September 6 last year.

“Under this initiative, states are divided into five zones, and the districts are encouraged to construct a minimum of 10,000 artificial recharge and storage structures. This number is 3,000 for the districts in northeas

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