Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh has underlined the need to ensure the sustainability of water resources in rural areas of the country. Addressing the 1st meeting of National Drinking Water and Sanitation council (NDWSC) Vigyan Bhawan here today, the Minister called upon the Council members to explore how to make optimal use of available water sources and ensure best possible means for recycling of water so that the dependence on groundwater is reduced. Mr. Deshmukh also said that there is urgent need to improve the availability of domestic water supply in view of an increase in population and number of habitations and at the same time to cope up with the increasing demand of sectors like agriculture and industry.
