‘River City Alliance’ has been launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti

• ‘River Cities Alliance’ and the National Urban River Management Plan for Kanpur were launched today in New Delhi by Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
• Thirty major cities across the country have collaborated to improve the river in their cities.
• This first-of-its-kind Alliance in the world represents the successful collaboration of the two Ministries, namely the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
• The Alliance will concentrate on three broad themes: networking, capacity building, and technical support.
• The River Cities Alliance is comprised of the following cities: Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Srinagar, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Munger, Patna, Berhampore, Hooghly-Chinsurah, Howrah, Jangipur, Maheshtala, Rajmahal, Sahibganj, Ayodhya, Bijnor, Farrukhabad, and Kanpur.
• The River Cities Alliance has the potential to play a critical role in connecting cities with their rivers, and it can serve as a model for all cities in the Basin and beyond.

Important Takeaways

About Ministry of Jal Shakti

• Founded: May 2019
• Initiated by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Minister of Jal Shakti: Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat