“That is why, saving forests and conserving water becomes everybody’s responsibility”, Modi said while underlining the need for saving “every drop” of water, which he described as “God’s “prasad”.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed his monthly radio address “Mann Ki Baat” where he urged all citizens to conserve each drop of water in the wake of drought condition which is prevailing in the country. “The world is moving towards a cashless society and more technology is being used”. He said the RuPay card given to each Jan Dhan account holder will soon be useful for both credit and debit through Point of Sale or POS.
Modi said this year the United Nations decided the theme of the World Environment Day on 5 June will be the “Zero Tolerance for Illegal Wildlife Trade”. “We have to make India transparent.We will need to some of our old habits”, the Prime Minister said.
Modi said he broke away from the usual practice of holding a single drought-management meeting and held discussions with chief ministers of 11 drought-hit states individually. “There will be transparency, influence of black money will lessen”, he said. “Let us not worry about the results”, he said.
“Do not forget what I said about water, save it”, with that PM Modi concludes “Mann ki Baat”, appealing to save water amid water crisis and drought.
I will say it again, please do not see everything as a win or loss. The PM said Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have targeted that each year 2-3 lakh hectares are added to micro-irrigation. “This time when we celebrate Diwali it should be a source of joy to us that we saved water”, the PM said. Senior officials from the Government of India, and the State of Odisha, were also present.
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In this regard I want to appreciate Sarbanand Sonowal.
