Jaipur : in the Water Conservation-Public Participation-Public Movement program in Surat, Gujarat on Sunday, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, understanding the water requirement of Rajasthan, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in the year 2003, made Narmada water available to the state. Got it done. It was under the leadership of the Prime Minister that the MOU of ERCP project between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Yamuna water agreement between Haryana and Rajasthan was signed. Water availability is being ensured in Udaipur under the Dewas project.
Water conservation a tradition in Rajasthan for centuries
The Chief Minister said that water has always been a precious resource in Rajasthan, hence water conservation is a tradition in Rajasthan. Our ancestors deeply understood the need for water conservation and worked to build diggis, kunds and stepwells even with limited resources. He said that for centuries, rain water harvesting is being done in Rajasthan through tanks, ponds, khadins, nadis, pats and johars.
Rajasthan will benefit from ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign
The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an important campaign for rain water harvesting. He said that the determination of the migrant Rajasthanis to contribute towards their motherland for water conservation in Rajasthan will strengthen this campaign. The contribution of migrant entrepreneurs has been fixed for the construction of four water storage structures in every village of every district of Rajasthan. This will help in eliminating the water crisis. This campaign is going to prove to be a lifeline for the coming generations.
Chief Minister Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan 2.0
The Chief Minister said that Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan 2.0 is being run in Rajasthan. In the first phase, under this campaign, 1 lakh 10 thousand works are being done in more than 5 thousand villages at a cost of Rs 3 thousand 500 crore. This campaign is playing an important role in the direction of water conservation and water self-reliance in the state. He said that due to good rainfall in Rajasthan this year, the dams of the state are full.
CM said that everyone is feeling the change that has taken place after 2014 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Every citizen of the country has seen the poor welfare schemes, development schemes, end of terrorism-Naxalism and growing pride of India in the world.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Gujarat Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh Dr. Mohan Yadav, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil, Deputy Chief Minister Bihar Samrat Chaudhary, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel, MP Lumbaram Chaudhary, senior officials and a large number of non-resident Rajasthanis were present.
