PM Modi Virtually Inaugurated Jal Jan Abhiyan in Rajasthan : On Abu Road in the Sirohi region of Rajasthan, the Jal Jan Abhiyan was essentially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi noted that the 21st-century world is realizing the seriousness of limited water resources on earth and pointed out that water security is a huge question for India due to its large population. In the Amrit Kaal, he stated, India is looking to the future of water.
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PM Modi Virtually Inaugurated Jal Jan Abhiyan in Rajasthan
PM Modi expressed satisfaction that the country has turned water conservation into a mass movement and informed that the Jal-Jan Abhiyan of Brahma Kumaris will give new strength to this effort of public participation. The Prime Minister referred to the Indian sages who, thousands of years ago, developed a restrained, balanced, and sensitive system with regard to nature, the environment, and water.
He recalled the age-old saying of not destroying water but conserving it and underlined that this feeling has been a part of India’s spirituality and religion for thousands of years. The prime minister highlighted that when society develops such a strong emotional connection with nature, sustainable development will become a way of life.
The Prime Minister stressed the need to instill faith in the countrymen towards the values of water conservation and remove every obstacle that causes water pollution. He underlined the role of India’s spiritual institutions like the Brahma Kumaris towards water conservation.
The Prime Minister lamented the past decades where a negative thought process had developed and topics like water conservation and environment were deemed difficult. Outlining the changes that have occurred over the past 8–9 years, the prime minister stated that both the situation and the mindset have transformed. Giving the example of the Namami Gange campaign, the Prime Minister highlighted that not only the Ganges but all its tributaries are also getting cleaned while campaigns like natural farming have also begun on the banks of the Ganges. Throwing light on the ‘Catch the Rain campaign’, the Prime Minister noted that the depleting groundwater table is also a major challenge for the country.
He informed that water conservation is also being promoted in thousands of gram panchayats of the country through the Atal Bhujal Yojana. The Prime Minister also touched upon the campaign to construct 75 Amrit Sarovar in every district of the country and said that it is a huge step towards water conservation.