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For spearheading the community-led 'Jal Saheli' network to rejuvenate over one hundred traditional water bodies and check dams across drought-prone rural districts, which grassroots leader was conferred the state's prestigious Paryavaran Ratna Award?

  1. A
    Smt. Shanti Devi, honored for establishing community seed banks and preserving indigenous millets
  2. B
    Smt. Anita Rawat, appointed as the Nodal Ambassador for the State Rural Livelihood Mission
  3. Smt. Ganga Rajput, recognized for mobilizing rural women in decentralized water harvesting and check dam constructionAnswer
  4. D
    Smt. Urmila Sharma, felicitated for pioneering the district-level digital literacy drive for rural schoolgirls

Answer

Smt. Ganga Rajput, recognized for mobilizing rural women in decentralized water harvesting and check dam construction
The Paryavaran Ratna Award was presented to Smt. Ganga Rajput for organizing local women into voluntary water stewardship groups ('Jal Sahelis') that restored degraded ponds, deepened traditional wells, and built check dams to combat regional drought.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the core achievement and domain specified in the stem
The initiative relates to grassroots water conservation, revival of check dams, and the 'Jal Saheli' women's network in drought-prone rural areas.
State PSC examinations frequently evaluate knowledge of state-level environmental awards and the grassroots leaders driving community welfare initiatives.
2
Map the achievement to the corresponding state personality and public honor
Smt. Ganga Rajput spearheaded the community-driven water rejuvenation campaign and was conferred the state Paryavaran Ratna Award.
Differentiating between contemporaries who received state honors in distinct fields (such as seed conservation, rural banking, or digital education) prevents distractor confusion.

Key Concept

State Honors, Grassroots Leadership, and Environmental Current Affairs
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