Jal Shakti Abhiyaan - Modi calls for conserving every water drop |
Climate change-induced extreme weather conditions and uneven monsoons have created an urgent requirement of water conservation. Keeping this in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a national effort to protect and augment India`s water resources on the lines of the Swachh Bharat programme he had launched in his first term in office. In his first monthly `Mann ki Baat` radio broadcast after being re-elected, PM Modi urged the citizens of India to join hands and save every drop of water in his first. According to reports, only 8% of water received from rainfall was being utilised in the country despite scarcity in many parts. His three requests included - making water conservation a mass movement like the cleanliness drive, sharing many traditional methods that have been in use over the centuries in India and extending information about individuals or NGOs so that an extensive database can be created of those working in the field of water conservation. His remarks came a day ahead of the launch of a `water conservation campaign` in 255 water-stressed districts in the country. The campaign — Jal Shakti Abhiyan — will begin on Monday and continue till November 30 in 1,593 water-stressed blocks, falling under 255 critical districts.
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