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'''Sanjay Kumar Jha '''

Sanjay Kumar Jha is an Indian politician (born: 31 March 1967) belonging to the Janata Dal (United) political party. He is the current Minister (since June 2019) of Water Resources Department in the Government of Bihar  led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the President of Janata Dal (United) abbreviated as JD (U).

JD(U) is an Indian political party with presence mainly in [|eastern] and [|north-easternIndia]. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of [|Bihar] and [|Arunachal Pradesh].JD(U) won 16 seats in the [|2019 Indian general election], making it the seventh largest party in the Lok Sabha. The party operates on the ideologies of [|socialism], secularism and integral [|humanism].

Jha started his political career in 2004-05 in [|Bharatiya Janata Party] and became Member of Legislative Council in 2006. During his tenure as MLC, Jha also served as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Environment & Pollution Control in the [|Bihar Legislative Assembly]. In 2012 Jha quit BJP to join JD (U). He again became MLC in May 2019. In the intervening period, he also served as a member of Bihar State Planning Board.

Early Life & Education He was born on 31 March 1967 in Araria Sangram village of Madhubani district of Bihar.

Sanjay Kumar Jha did master's in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1989. He was a member of the National Executive of BJP Youth Wing. During that period, he organized a seminar on International Terrorism at Vigyan Bhawan, [|New Delhi], which was inaugurated by [|Bharat Ratna] and then Prime Minister Late [|Atal Bihari Vajpayee]. In 1992 he started running a publishing house ‘Chandrika’. Several political and competition-related books have been published by this publication. In 1999 the famous book ‘Inside CBI’ written by former CBI Director Joginder Singh, was published by this publishing house.

Political Career Jha started his active political career in 2004-05 and became Member of Legislative Council on 11 May 2006. His early political career was spent in close proximity of former [|Union Finance Minister], Late Arun Jaitley.

Environmental conservation has been on top of the agenda of Jha. His stint as Chairman of Standing Committee in 2011 on “Environment & Pollution Control” is a notable one when he convened the first state-level meet on the environment and climate change. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, was a key speaker and guest at this meet.

In 2014 Jha unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Darbhanga constituency, before he became a member of Bihar State Planning Board in 2015.

In 2014 Sanjay Kumar Jha and his family donated 1.71 acres of ancestral land along National Highway 57 in Madhubani for construction of a trauma center .The value of the land Jha and his family donated to Bihar state’s health department was around Rs 3.5 crore. Jha’s initiative was significant given that the state did not have a functional trauma center.

Jha is known for working relentlessly for the upliftment of the Mithilanchal region as well as for ensuring that welfare programs reach everyone. He is credited with bringing to the region two iconic projects - a full-fledged All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga & the Darbhanga Airport - besides construction of several roads and bridges in the Mithilanchal area which has substantially impacted connectivity & reduced the impact of flood in this area. He has been actively working for rejuvenation of the Old Kamala river and related river systems in Madhubani and adjoining district of Bihar.

Jha is known for using his Legislative presence and funds to construct hospitals, schools, community centers in his constituency, the latest being the unique Mithila Haat premises coming up in Madhubani, the first-of-its-kind urban-haat in Bihar.

As WRD minister, environment and water conservation, especially through use of modern and innovative technologies, have been at the centre of his plans. As a highpoint early-on in his stint as the state’s Water Resources minister, the department is implementing a major scheme of Bihar CM’s ambitious Jal Jeevan Hariyali campaign, the Ganga Water lift Scheme. Under this scheme, WRD will be utilizing surplus water of river Ganga to meet annual drinking water requirements of cities of 'Gaya', Bodh Gaya, Rajgir and Nawada, all of which are globally known places of historic, religious and touristic importance. The first phase of this scheme is slated to be completed by 2022.

He has also taken up the issue of perpetual problem caused by siltation in Ganga river bed along a huge stretch of the river passing through Bihar, which is believed to be hugely aggravated by the Farakka Barrage, with the union government. A committee to look into this matter was formed in January 2020.