Sanwar Lal Jat

Sanwar Lal Jat, a former union minister and BJP lawmaker from Rajasthan's Ajmer died this morning at AIIMS, hospital authorities said. He was 62.

The government has urged China to ensure that interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activity in upstream areas of the Brahmaputra river, Lok Sabha was informed today.

The Central Government has released funds to the tune of Rs 345 crore to Andhra Pradesh Government for construction of Polavaram project as on September this year, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

The European Union (EU) can help India improve water quality of Ganga and tackle water scarcity and river ecology issues in the country, Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat said on Monday, as the Union expressed its interest in cooperating in the cleaning of the revered river.

The Defence Ministry has agreed to raise one battalion of Ganga Task Force initially, comprising ex-servicemen who will be residing along the river for monitoring pollution, Lok Sabha was informed today.

India is faced with the alarming prospect of becoming water scarce in 10 years' time, or by 2025, the government has said citing a study by a consulting firm in the water sector.

Cleaning of river Ganga is expected to be completed by 2020, by which time desired results of initiatives taken up for the purpose will be visible, the government has said.

Sanwar Lal Jat, who was inducted in the Narendra Modi Ministry on Sunday, is a close confidant of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Till recently, he held the Water Resources portfolio in the Rajasthan government.

Sanwar Lal Jat, a former union minister and BJP lawmaker from Rajasthan's Ajmer died this morning at AIIMS, hospital authorities said. He was 62.

The government has urged China to ensure that interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activity in upstream areas of the Brahmaputra river, Lok Sabha was informed today.

The Central Government has released funds to the tune of Rs 345 crore to Andhra Pradesh Government for construction of Polavaram project as on September this year, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

The European Union (EU) can help India improve water quality of Ganga and tackle water scarcity and river ecology issues in the country, Union Minister Sanwar Lal Jat said on Monday, as the Union expressed its interest in cooperating in the cleaning of the revered river.

The Defence Ministry has agreed to raise one battalion of Ganga Task Force initially, comprising ex-servicemen who will be residing along the river for monitoring pollution, Lok Sabha was informed today.

India is faced with the alarming prospect of becoming water scarce in 10 years' time, or by 2025, the government has said citing a study by a consulting firm in the water sector.

Cleaning of river Ganga is expected to be completed by 2020, by which time desired results of initiatives taken up for the purpose will be visible, the government has said.

Sanwar Lal Jat, who was inducted in the Narendra Modi Ministry on Sunday, is a close confidant of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. Till recently, he held the Water Resources portfolio in the Rajasthan government.