CM and Union Minister Launch Water Conservation Campaign After Paying Tribute to Maharana Pratap 

Udaipur. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Union Minister of Jal Shakti, C.R. Patil, visited the Pratap Gaurav Centre 'National Tirth' on Tuesday, where they paid floral tributes to the large statue of Maharana Pratap. They also formally inaugurated the "Water Conservation - Public Participation" initiative under the "Karmabhoomi Se Matribhoomi" campaign by performing a ritual worship for the borewell in the centre's premises. Under this ambitious initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed at ensuring public participation in water conservation, a recharge well is being constructed at the Pratap Gaurav Centre. 

On this occasion, Rajasthan’s Minister of Water Resources, Suresh Rawat, Minister of Public Health Engineering, Kanhaiyalal Chaudhary, and other public representatives and dignitaries were also present. 

Upon the guests' arrival, they were welcomed by various dignitaries including Prof. Bhagwati Prasad Sharma, President of the Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Committee; Anurag Saxena, Director of the Pratap Gaurav Centre; Mahavir Chaplot, Secretary; Senior Historian Dr. Dev Kothari; Water Expert Dr. Anil Mehta; Jaydeep Ameta; Manoj Joshi, District President of Laghu Udyog Bharti; Dr. Vivek Bhatnagar, Director of Pratap Gaurav Research Centre; Kailash Hakim; Dinesh Rajpurohit; Anurag Kothari; Social Worker Gajpal Singh Rathod; Deputy District Chief Pushkar Teli; Sarpanch of Badgaon, Pratibha Nagda; Social Worker Shambhu Gameti; Architect Sunil Laddha, and others.

**Recharge Well at Pratap Gaurav Centre**  
As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "Karmabhoomi Se Matribhoomi" initiative, many people are contributing to groundwater recharge by constructing recharge wells for water conservation. In Udaipur, the Pratap Gaurav Centre has decided to construct a recharge well for rainwater harvesting, and the work began on Tuesday.

**About the Campaign**  
The "Water Conservation – Public Participation" campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 6, 2024, in Surat, Gujarat. Through this campaign, rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, borewell recharge, and construction of recharge shafts are being implemented with the help of both government and non-government resources. The Government of India has also launched programs such as the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), and the Atal Bhujal Yojana, aimed at promoting water conservation and rainwater harvesting. Through these collective efforts, widespread awareness will be created, and a target of constructing 1 million structures will be achieved.

**337 Projects in 7 Districts of Rajasthan**  
Under this initiative, the state of Rajasthan has set a target of constructing 45,000 water conservation structures. Currently, 337 projects are proposed in the districts of Sirohi, Pali, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, and Bikaner. Of these, 64 projects have been completed, and 273 are in progress. These projects include the construction of check dams, percolation tanks, and recharge wells.