Minister of Water Resources

One more Minister mobbed by angry farmers demanding immediate relief

September 24, 2025 9:31 pm

After sensing the anger among the farmers, the Minister immediately called up the officials and directed them to conduct immediate panchamas so that required assistance could be extended to the aggrieved farmers. 

Indus treaty with Pak world’s holiest, we are honouring it despite 3 wars: Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

April 09, 2023 7:23 am

There are two things — sharing of data for early flood forecast and managing water resources. We are actively engaged with all our neighbours — China, Nepal… In Bhutan also, we have telemetry systems from where we get information smoothly.

Punjab: Ghaggar river breach yet to be plugged, over 60,000 acres under rain, river water

July 22, 2019 11:28 am

In Sangrur’s Moonak area, crops and tubewell motors in Moonak, Makror Sahib, Phoolad, Salemgarh, Surjan Bhaini and Sunder Bhaini villages are all under water due to the Ghaggar breach.

Now silt from river to be used to construct roads: Uma Bharti

August 03, 2017 7:17 pm

Water Resources minister Uma Bharti said her ministry is seeking the involvement of Transport and Highways Ministry to use the silt for road construction. She said instead of carrying silt to far-off places using heavy trucks, it would be better if the waste can be used as a construction material to build highways.

Coming: Law to save the Ganga

November 05, 2014 4:48 am

That committee had held a few meetings, but before it could finalise a draft, a new government came to power.

Saif-Ud-Din Soz,71 Minister of Water Resources

May 21, 2009 10:20 pm