Construct water tanks on vacant land: Meena

Jaipur: In a major announcement aimed at harvesting rainwater, principal secretary, urban development and housing, Kunjilal Meena has directed officials to weigh the feasibility of constructing water tanks on land plots lying vacant in urban areas.

The proposal to this effect was mooted at a meeting of urban development planning department officials.

Officials discussed how the urban population has not shown interest in rainwater harvesting since the water thus saved is not used immediately.

It was discussed in the meeting how water tanks built on vacant land plots can be used to store rainwater which can be used immediately.

Meena has directed the officials to draw a concrete proposal to this effect to the state government. It was also decided in the meeting to bring the focus on land pooling in the urban centres.