Water security a national concern, conservation a collective responsibility: Modi
Highlighting that water security remained an important concern for India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for conservation of the natural resource as a collective responsibility.
The 21st-Century world is realizing the seriousness of limited water resources on earth and water security is a huge question for India due to its large population, said the Prime Minister at the launch of the Jal Jan Abhiyan by Brahma Kumaris recently.
“In the Amrit Kaal, India is looking towards water as the future. There will be a tomorrow if there is water”, the Prime Minister remarked and underlined that joint efforts have to be made immediately. The Jal-Jan Abhiyan is being launched at a time when water scarcity is being seen as a future crisis all over the world, Modi added.
The Prime Minister highlighted the sages of India who had created a restrained, balanced and sensitive system regarding nature, the environment and water thousands of years ago. 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 our religion for thousands of years.
“Water conservation is the culture of our society and the centre of our social thinking”, the Prime Minister continued, “That’s why we consider water to be God and our rivers as mothers.”
He emphasised that when society makes such an emotional connection with nature, then sustainable development becomes its natural way of life. Modi reiterated the need to seek solutions to the challenges of the future while rekindling the consciousness of the past.
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.
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.
Modi 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.
