India, March 19 -- UP district was among 10 worst perfomersinwater conservation work

One may think Uttar Pradesh's Hapur would have water aplenty as the Ganga flows through the district. But three of its four blocks have been marked for 'critically low' levels of groundwater by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). It ranked 197th among 255 such districts in terms of water-conservation works under the Union government's Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA).

The district scored a mere 12.7 percentage in water conservation work.

These include renovation of ponds and water bodies, soak pits to reuse grey water and construction of rainwater-harvesting structures, said district development officer Sanjay Kumar.

Projects were taken up across all 280 g...