Shahpurkandi dam complete after 3 decades

Shahpurkandi dam complete after 3 decades

New Delhi: Almost three decades after its foundation stone was laid, the Shahpurkandi dam on river Ravi in Punjab, bordering Jammu and Kashmir has finally been completed, senior officials in the Union jal shakti ministry told ThePrint. The 55.5-metre-high dam is part of the Rs 3,300 crore Shahpurkandi multipurpose river valley project, which also comprises two hydropower plants … Read more

‘Have’ toilet vs ‘access to’ toilet — why Jal Shakti & health ministry butted heads over NFHS-6 question

‘Have’ toilet vs ‘access to’ toilet — why Jal Shakti & health ministry butted heads over NFHS-6 question

New Delhi: Differences emerged between two central ministries over a question in the sixth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-VI) pertaining to the use of/access to toilets, ThePrint has learnt. According to sources in government, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which drives the nationwide survey conducted every three years, phrased the … Read more