Mann ki Baat: Water conservation need of hour


 An artistic presentation of water by Greek artist Papakonstantinou Angeliki

Chandan Sharma

“Rahiman paani raakhiye, bin paani sab soon” (Rahiman preserve water; everything is void without water).  This old verse of noted Bhakti era poet Rahim, today used by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the people of the nation through his latest episode of “Mann ki Baat” on the issue of water conservation. The Prime Minister although raise several issues including tourism, start ups and several other topics but he concentrated upon the issue of water conversation in his address.

He said that he himself belong to the region facing water scarcity. Stressing water conservation is the need of hour, he said that recycling of water is important and it must be come in practice. He presented several examples that how people are preserving our eco system as well as water through their constant efforts. He also motivated people to conserve ponds, lakes and water bodies including wells.

He also gave examples of startups in Ayush (ayurveda) sector and elaborated how startups in these sectors are rocking. He also urged the startups and companies to provide details in other languages too as several nations follow languages other than English. He also extends greetings to the people for upcoming festivals including Navaratra too.    

Text & Pix Chandan Sharma

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