Call for mass movement to conserve water
Posted on: 15/May/2016 3:31:36 PM
In an official statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a mass movement to conserve water. He said that youth organisations like the NCC must be involved in creating water storage structures. The Prime Minister was reviewing the drought and water scarcity situation in Jharkhand.
The statement said, The Prime Minister called for a mass movement to be generated for water conservation and rainwater harvesting in a comprehensive manner, and said youth organisations including NCC, NSS, NYKS, and Scouts and Guides should be involved in creation of water storage structures. Rs 273 crore was released to Jharkhand as central share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for 2015-16. A further amount of Rs 143. 25 crore has been released as first instalment of SDRF for 2016-17. The State has disbursed Rs 376 crore to 12 lakh farmers under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), through DBT. Insurance claims of Rs 53 crore were also settled through DBT.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Modi said, There is a need to generate a mass movement for soil health cards. Mobilization, momentum and mechanism are all required to make the soil health card programme a success. Soil testing should be developed as a skill and loans can be given for setting up labs through MUDRA. Reporting of assets created by MNREGA, through geo-tagging and uploading of photographs with hand-held devices. All water bodies to be identified through unique numbers and geo-tagging.
