Meghalaya links farm income to water security, releases ₹28.60 crore to 1.14 lakh households in Tura

Meghalaya links farm income to water security, releases ₹28.60 crore to 1.14 lakh households in Tura

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma released Rs 28.60 crore under FOCUS+ for 1,14,400 farming households, including 9,070 new beneficiaries. The programme provides eligible households Rs 5,000 annually through direct benefit transfers. The event also highlighted MegARISE, a Rs 344.4 crore conservation project covering the Ganol and Umiew catchments. Two communities have voluntarily begun the process of declaring their catchment areas prote…

Ganol catchment protection critical to Tura water security: Conrad

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said the protection of the Ganol catchment was critical to Tura’s water security and linked the community-led conservation initiative to the Rs 398-crore Greater Tura Water Supply Scheme. Addressing the Integrated Partners’ Support and Engagement Programme in Tura, Sangma said the state’s catchment area protection law, enacted...