MoHUA holds national interaction with 75 AMRUT SAM cities under ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign
MoHUA and NIUA reviewed Shallow Aquifer Management interventions across 75 AMRUT cities under the Catch the Rain campaign to strengthen urban water security and groundwater recharge.
- MoHUA is the Union ministry responsible for the urban recharge review under the AMRUT framework.
- NIUA partnered with MoHUA to organise the national interaction for cities implementing SAM.
- Korba plans to revive additional defunct borewells after earlier SAM interventions.
- Bhubaneswar said SAM interventions have also helped reduce urban flooding by improving stormwater infiltration.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) reviewed urban groundwater-recharge work across 75 AMRUT cities under the Catch the Rain campaign. The interaction matters because urban water security now depends not only on supply augmentation but also on aquifer recharge, stormwater management, and local stewardship.
What happened
MoHUA, in collaboration with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), organised a national interaction for cities implementing the Shallow Aquifer Management (SAM) programme under AMRUT.
UPSC can frame this topic around the design of urban water-security interventions, the role of Urban Local Bodies in groundwater recharge, and the link between rainwater harvesting, aquifer management, and climate resilience. A mains answer can discuss scientific planning, community participation, and implementation gaps in urban water governance.
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