India, March 19 -- The district ranked third in terms of water-conservation works under JalShakti Abhiyan

In seven of the 14 blocks in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur, more than 1,826 water conservation structures and 1,164 billion activities were undertaken under the Union government's Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA).

The district ranked third among 255 such districts in terms of water-conservation works under JSA.

According to district officials, groundwater level improved by 3.77 metres between July 2019 and October 2019.

Strangely, the district's Kelathiruvazlapatty village in Budalur block - which receives an average rainfall of 35 millimetres - was not chosen for JSA.

When the Central Ground Water Board assessed critical, semi-critical, and sa...