Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Minister Calls for Cooperation to Secure India’s Water Future
Raj Bhushan Choudhary said keeping water safe and available is a job for many groups.
The national government, state governments, communities and businesses all need to work together.
A plan called Water Vision 2047 aims to make water security stronger and fairer.
The plan also supports cleaner rivers and better ways to monitor water.
Treated wastewater can be reused by factories, power plants and cities.
New pipes and digital tools can help deliver irrigation water more efficiently to farms.
Micro-irrigation can help farmers grow more crops with less water.
Choudhary said people and businesses must help, not just the government.
Union Minister Raj Bhushan Choudhary said water security requires coordination among the Centre, states, local bodies, communities and industry.
He described Water Vision 2047 as a plan for resilient, inclusive and universal water security, aligned with the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The minister said India is moving toward river-basin planning and digital hydrological monitoring to support continuous and clean river flows.
He highlighted treated wastewater reuse, more efficient irrigation, underground water-delivery pipes and digital monitoring technologies.
Choudhary said public participation and industry investment in water-efficient practices are essential alongside government action.
- Who
- Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary.
- What
- He called for coordinated efforts to improve water security and described elements of Water Vision 2047.
- When
- Tuesday, October 6; the report does not specify a year.
- Where
- New Delhi, at the 12th CII Water Innovation Summit.
- Why
- To build a resilient, inclusive and universal water-secure future through collaboration, technology and public participation.
- Speaker
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti
- Event
- 12th CII Water Innovation Summit
- Initiative
- Water Vision 2047
- Water-management approach
- River-basin-based planning supported by digital hydrological monitoring
- Wastewater reuse
- Promoted for industrial use, thermal power plants and urban landscaping
- Farm water delivery
- Underground pipe networks, IoT sensors and SCADA systems were cited as tools for efficient and assured supply.
- Community initiatives
- Atal Bhujal Yojana, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Mission Amrit Sarovar and Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari