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There are 1,432 water bodies in Nagaland, out of which 1,287 (89.87%) are in rural areas and the remaining 145 (10.13%) are in urban areas and over 94% of those are privately-owned, informed the first Census of Water Bodies in India.
The survey revealed that 78 per cent water bodies are man-made whereas 22 per cent are natural water bodies and 1.6 per cent (38,496) water bodies have been encroached upon.
A total of 24,24,540 water bodies have been enumerated in India, out of which 97.1 per cent (23,55,055) are in rural areas and only 2.9 per cent (69,485) are in urban areas, the census said
For the first time in the history of the country, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has conducted the first-ever census of water bodies across the nation. The census provides a comprehensive inventory of India's water resources, including natural and man-made water bodies like ponds, tanks, lakes, and more, and to collect data on the encroachment…