On 11 November 2025, the Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan , Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) along with Minister of State (MoS) Dr. Pemmasani Chandrasekhar , MoRD, launched the ‘Watershed Mahotsav ’ in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (AP) , marking a national celebration of community-led water rejuvenation, soil health enhancement, and sustainable rural transformation.
During the event, they inaugurated the Vengalayapalem Tank Rejuvenation Project as a model for participatory water management .
The event was organised as part of the National Watershed Conference, held from 10-11 November 2025, by the Department of Land Resources ( DoLR ), MoRD in collaboration with the Government of AP.
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