Ampati, June 4, 2025: As part of the pre-monsoon review under Jal Shakti Abhiyan–Catch the Rain 2025 (JSA-CTR), Devesh Gupta, IRS, who has been appointed as the Central Nodal Officer (CNO) for South West Garo Hills district, arrived at Ampati on Monday evening and held a review meeting with key district officials.

The meeting, convened at the Circuit House, Ampati, was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Hema Nayak, IAS, and attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner and District Nodal Officer for JSA, R.Z.D. Shira, Block Development Officers, and representatives from key line departments including Public Health Engineering (PHE), Water Resources, Soil & Water Conservation, Agriculture, and Fisheries.

The primary objective of the CNO’s visit was to assess the progress of ongoing initiatives under JSA-CTR 2025 and review the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The discussion focused on inter-departmental coordination, convergence of schemes, and field-level interventions aimed at water conservation and management.

On the second day of his visit, Gupta visited several project sites across the three blocks of Betasing, Zikzak, and Rerapara. These included JJM sites implemented by PHE, Water Resources and Soil & Water Conservation projects, and Amrit Sarovar sites developed under MGNREGA. The field visits provided firsthand insight into the progress, challenges, and innovations being undertaken in the district.

Before concluding his three-day visit, the Central Nodal Officer held a final debriefing with the Deputy Commissioner, ADC, and concerned officials, during which he shared his observations and offered valuable suggestions and inputs to strengthen the implementation of water conservation schemes in the district.