National water mission
(5 marks question about 150-200 words)
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Answer:
It is one of the eight missions launched under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) for combating the threats of global warming.
Under the mission, the National Water Policy would be revisited in consultation with States to ensure basin level management strategies to deal with variability in rainfall and river flows due to climate change.
Goals of the National Water Mission:
Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resource.
Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation and preservation.
Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas.
Increasing water use efficiency by 20%.
Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management.