PATNA, Jan. 7 -- Rural development minister Shravan Kumar on Tuesday said that the state government has renovated over 1.40 lakh water bodies and created over 73,000 new water conservation structures across the state in the past six years.

The minister was speaking at the function organised here by the rural development department (RDD) to mark the launching of Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali mission. The mission was launched with a view to helping the state fight the challenges of climate change by chief minister Nitish Kumar in 2019.

Urging the people to contribute in combating climate change, the minister said that every family should plant at least one tree on festivals as well as on the birthdays of children and parents.

Recalling the start o...