Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN launched at State-Level Watershed Mahotsav in Kohima
Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launched the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland, on 8 December 2025.
Summary
Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launched the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland, on 8 December 2025. Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN focuses on reviving traditional water bodies, restoring degraded land and strengthening water harvesting through community participation and convergence with MGNREGA. Under PMKSY watershed development, Nagaland has 14 approved projects with ₹140 crore sanctioned, 555 water harvesting structures renovated and 120 springs restored, and North Eastern States get 90% central assistance against the usual 60:40 Centre–State ratio.
Key facts
- Date
- 8 December 2025
- Venue
- Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima
- Launched
- Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN; State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025
- Nagaland projects
- 14, ₹140 crore sanctioned
- Springs restored
- 120
- Funding for NE States
- 90% central assistance
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN launched at the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 on 8 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Kohima, Nagaland
PIB 2200246: the State-Level Watershed Mahotsav 2025 and Mission Watershed PUNARUTTHAN were launched at Naga Solidarity Park, Kohima.
Under watershed development projects, what share of funding do North Eastern States such as Nagaland receive as central assistance, as stated on 8 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 90%
PIB 2200246: unlike the 60:40 Centre–State ratio elsewhere, North Eastern States including Nagaland receive 90% central assistance.