India, Nov. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

A collective call to safeguard every drop, empower every farmer, and strengthen India's water-secure future.

The Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE), National Water Mission (NWM), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the first Regional Conference on Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in the Irrigation Sector today at CCS NIAM, Jaipur. The conference is the first in a series of four regional conferences planned to be organised across the country this year.

Senior dignitaries, Ms Archana Varma, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Water Mission, Shri Sumant Narain, Joint Secretary, National Water Mission and Shri Piyush Ranjan, Director, BWUE, addressed the conference....