Amrit Sarovar campaign creates 70,000 water bodies nationwide.

Exam-focused facts from the 1 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Amrit Sarovar campaign has led to the creation of 70,000 water bodies across the nation.
Nearly 5 million artificial water harvesting structures have been built under the eleven-year-old water conservation campaign.
Vangmun village in Tripura's Jampui Hills has installed rooftop rainwater harvesting systems in almost every house.
Over 1,200 farmers in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh have built small recharge ponds and soak pits in their fields.
400 families in Mudhigunta village of Mancherial district, Telangana, constructed soak pits in their homes improving groundwater levels and reducing waterborne diseases.