CWC Review Meeting was held by Sh. Gajendra Singh Shekhwat

CWC Review Meeting was held by Sh. Gajendra Singh Shekhwat

New Delhi: A Review Meeting was held by Sh. Gajendra Singh Shekhwat, Hon'ble Union Minister for Jal Shakti at Guwahati on 09.11.2019, on issues pertaining to water sector in the North Eastern Region. The meeting was attended by Sh. Ratan Lal Kataria, Hon'ble MoS for Jal Shakti, Sh. S. Sonowal, Hon'ble CM of Assam, several Hon'ble Ministers from various States in the North Eastern Region, Secretary, Deptt. of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR,RD&GR), Chairman, Central Water commission (CWC), Chairman, Brahmaputra Board, Member, RM, CWC, and various other officers from State Governments of all eight North Eastern States, apart from officers from the DoWR,RD&GR/MoJS and various Departments/ Organizations in NER under DoWR,RD&GR/ MoJS.
 
During the meeting, a power point presentation was made by Sh. P.M. Scott, CE, Brahmaputra & Barak Basin Organization (B&BBO), CWCon various schemes being implemented by the Ministry in the North Eastern Region States and status thereof.
 
Hon'ble Union Minister reviewed the progress of all the schemes. He held detailed deliberations on various issues faced by the States in the water sector, as highlighted by the Hon'ble Ministers/ representative officers from State Governments and on the way forward for resolution of the issues.

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