Shillong, March 3 -- Over 70,000 spring sheds have been identified of which 55,000 are mapped across Meghalaya and steps are being taken to rejuvenate 792 critical water bodies on a war footing, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed the Assembly on Monday.
"We have approximately 70,000 spring sheds identified till now out of which 55,000 have been mapped and rejuvenation is ongoing ," he said.
Replying to a volley of queries during the Question Hour, the Chief Minister informed that water-related projects worth over Rs 4000 crore are being implemented in the state.
Out of the 55,000 mapped spring sheds, Sangma said 792 are in a very critical phase (as water is completely dried up) and these are providing water sources to projects under...