The Congress party accused the Madhya Pradesh government of corruption, alleging that the Khandwa district administration won a national water conservation award by submitting AI-generated images of fake water conservation works.
The Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, India, secured first place at the national level for water conservation efforts under the Centre's Jal Sanchay, Jan Bhagidari campaign and received a 2-crore rupee award at the sixth National Water Awards ceremony in November 2024. The Congress party accused the BJP-led state government of using AI-generated images to falsely represent water conservation works, with Congress president Jitu Patwari alleging that officials 'turned two-foot-deep pits into wells using AI' and uploaded fake images to the portal. The district administration denied these allegations, with CEO Nagarjun B Gowda stating that verified images of 1,29,046 water conservation works were uploaded to the official JSJB portal after thorough scrutiny. However, officials acknowledged that 21 AI-generated images were found on a separate 'Catch the Rain' portal, which they claimed was done with malicious intent and was unrelated to the award evaluation process. The Union jal shakti ministry reportedly verified all uploaded material and conducted random field inspections of one percent of the total works. The controversy centers on whether AI-generated images were used to fraudulently secure the national water conservation award.
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