AMRIT SAROVAR MISSION
AMRIT SAROVAR MISSION
Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on 24th April, 2022, with mission period till 15th August, 2023. Atleast 75 Amrit Sarovars were targeted in each rural district of all States/UTs (except Delhi,
Chandigarh and Lakshadweep), having minimum pondage area of 1 acre (0.4 hectare) and minimum water holding capacity of 10,000 cubic metre. A total of about 50,000 Amrit Sarovars were thus planned in the country.
Some of the other key directives under the Mission included use of technology at all stages of implementation, Sarovars to be site for flag hoisting on every 15th August & 26th January, and people’s participation at all stages of development.
State/UT wise details of Amrit Sarovars constructed/ rejuvenated under the Mission till date are given below:
Sr. No.
State/ UT
Total number of Amrit Sarovars constructed/
rejuvenated as on date
Andhra Pradesh
2,154
Arunachal Pradesh
772
Assam
2,966
Bihar
2,613
Chhattisgarh
2,902
Goa
159
Gujarat
2,650
Haryana
2,120
Himachal Pradesh
1,691
Jammu And Kashmir
1,056
Jharkhand
2,050
Karnataka
4,056
Kerala
866
Madhya Pradesh
5,820
Maharashtra
3,055
Manipur
1,228
Meghalaya
707
Mizoram
1,031
Nagaland
256
Odisha
2,367
Punjab
1,450
Rajasthan
3,138
Sikkim
199
Tamil Nadu
2,488
Telangana
1,872
Tripura
682
Uttarakhand
1,322
Uttar Pradesh
16,630
West Bengal
25
Andaman & Nicobar*
228*
Dadra Nagar & Haveli, Daman & Diu
58
Ladakh
100
Puducherry
152
Total
68,863
* Andaman & Nicobar – 1 Sarovar pending for deletion
This was informed by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI, SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.