Archive · 13 Sep 2025
National Workshop Held on Mission Amrit Sarovar in Delhi
The Union Ministry of Rural Development held a workshop in Delhi.
It focused on the Mission Amrit Sarovar, a project launched in 2022 to build ponds.
The workshop discussed ways to improve the mission, especially for its second phase.
Officials learned how to measure the volume of the ponds accurately.
Experts from IIT Delhi presented new techniques like SONAR and LiDAR.
The goal is to make these ponds sustainable and community-driven.
Over 68,000 ponds have already been built.
The Union Ministry of Rural Development organized a workshop on Mission Amrit Sarovar.
The workshop took place at the PUSA Campus in New Delhi on September 11.
Key officials from states and Union Territories attended the event.
The workshop aimed to enhance technical capacity and promote innovation for the mission's second phase.
Technical training included volumetric measurement techniques for assessing the mission’s impact.
- Who
- Key officials from states and Union Territories
- What
- A national workshop on Mission Amrit Sarovar
- When
- September 11
- Where
- PUSA Campus in Delhi
- Why
- To discuss technical capacity, foster innovation, and reinforce the mission's technical foundations.
- Event
- National workshop on Mission Amrit Sarovar
- Organizer
- Union Ministry of Rural Development
- Location
- PUSA Campus, New Delhi
- Date
- September 11
- Mission Goal
- Create ponds across nation
- Pond Target
- 50,000 by August 15, 2023
- Ponds Created
- Over 68,000