Lucknow, June 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is undertaking a campaign to promote rainwater harvesting, aiming to strengthen water conservation and address the issue of groundwater depletion. In this regard, the government aims to equip 2.35 lakh government and semi-government buildings across Uttar Pradesh with a rooftop rainwater harvesting system, a spokesperson said.

The state's Jal Shakti Department is running the "Catch the Rain 2025" campaign to promote rainwater harvesting across the state.

Around 34,000 public buildings already have these systems installed, and plans are afoot to extend this to over one lakh additional structures in the coming months. This initiative is a significant move toward recharging groundwater level...