Overview
- The chief minister chaired a high-level review on Sunday and directed the irrigation, groundwater, panchayati raj, revenue, Namami Gange and agriculture departments to prepare an integrated monsoon action plan.
- Officials were told to run rainwater harvesting in mission mode, make government buildings model centres for collection, and scale up the 'Catch the Rain' campaign to boost public participation.
- The meteorological department was ordered to send weekly monsoon reports to the chief minister's office so officials can adjust local responses as rainfall data arrives.
- Adityanath also instructed strict measures to stop village wastewater entering ponds and lakes and to ensure cleanliness and upkeep of Amrit Sarovars to protect local drinking sources.
- State officials cited multi-year groundwater gains—over-exploited blocks fell from 113 in 2013 to 44 in 2025 and estimated recharge rose between 2017 and 2025—which the government says underpins the switch from reporting progress to active preparedness and could speed village-level works and rooftop harvesting if implemented fully.