Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on May 19 officially launched the first Jal Shala, under the Jal Doot programme. It will cover topics such as Water conservation, WASH and Water Quality, Water Supply Schemes, among others.
First Jal Shala Launched
It is mentioned the initiative was launched in the presence of MP Queen Ojha, MD JJM Kailash Karthik, DC Kamrup Keerti Jalli, OSD to CM Hemanta Choudhury and other senior officials.
The Jal Shala initiative reportedly serves as a community-level volunteer system that evaluates the effectiveness of water supply schemes and educates the local population about their sustainability.
Notably, more than two lakh students will receive training to become Jal Doots. It will help to develop a network of committed volunteers among students in Classes VIII–XII who are known as Jal Doots.
The minister took to Twitter and wrote, ”With the aim to harness the role of students in sensitizing the rural masses on the importance of safe drinking water and its management, pleased to launch the first Jal Shala, under the Jal Doot programme at Pachariya, Kamrup today. The Jal Doot programme has been initiated to act as a community-level voluntary system that carries out functionality and impact assessment of Water Supply Schemes and sensitizes the community on its sustainability.”
