Meeting held under the Water Conservation Public Participation Catch the Rain-2026 campaign
Chamba, October 15
A meeting was held today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Repswal in the video conference room of the National Informatics Centre under the Water Conservation Public Participation Catch the Rain-2026 campaign.
The Deputy Commissioner directed all the concerned departmental officers to take necessary steps to promote water conservation and rain water harvesting activities on a large scale in the district.
He said that the campaign will continue till 31 May 2027 and under this initiative of the Jal Shakti Ministry, the performance of the districts will be assessed on the basis of the data collected and the verified works recorded on the portal.
Mukesh Repswal spoke about ensuring effective activities in the district.
The officials of Rural Development Department, Jal Shakti Department and Forest Department were asked to give priority to the works related to construction, repair and renovation of rainwater harvesting, recharge pits, soak pits, wells and other water recharge structures.
He also directed that conservation and rejuvenation works of natural water sources should also be included and rainwater harvesting system should also be ensured in various departmental buildings under construction.
The Deputy Commissioner also stressed on ensuring public participation and involvement of stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the campaign.
He instructed all departments to upload details of completed works on the designated portal in a timely manner. He clarified that in case of any ID-related problems, the concerned department should provide the details of the works to the District Development Officer so that the work can be entered through the District Development Officer’s ID.
Various officers of Rural Development Department, Water Power Department and Forest Department joined the meeting virtually.
