Now the holy city of Varanasi is witnessing a silent revolution beneath its soil. When IAS officer Himanshu Nagpal took charge as the Chief Development Officer (CDO), the city was grappling with a plummeting groundwater table and a growing dependency on 700 new borewells annually. Therefore, Nagpal launched an innovative water management plan that moved beyond traditional enforcement. Today, 39 villages have regained access to usable water, and …
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