Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign for water harvesting through public participation in the country begins in Surat.

The bugle sounded from Surat on Sunday to start a massive nationwide movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign for public participation water harvesting. Under the ‘Karmabhoomi Thi Janmabhoomi’ initiative in Surat, Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Bhupendra Patel, Dr Mohan Yadav, Bhajal Lal Sharma and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary discussed the increase in water storage in their states.

To make Surat a workplace, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs and social leaders from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar who have settled in Surat for years should encourage borehole recharge and rainwater harvesting by participating in conservation activities. water in their hometown and inspire their countrymen to With such a noble objective, at the ‘Karmabhoomi to Janmabhoomi’ program organized at Athwalines Indoor Stadium, Surat, everyone collectively pledged to save and conserve water to repay the debt to the homeland.

What did the Union Water Resources Minister say?

Union Water Resources Minister CR Patil said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had started the “Catch the Rain” project in the year 2021 to harvest rainwater drop by drop and had conceptualized that the village water should remain in the village. He said that the “Catch the Rain” campaign has given a new direction to the entire country. A public participation campaign for water harvesting in Gujarat was recently started from Surat.

The Central Government is working with a total “whole of society and whole of government” approach. He appreciated that businessmen and professionals of Surat have adopted the noble approach of living in the land of work and maintaining love for the birthplace. If people’s participation in water harvesting drives carried out at the government level increases, groundwater will definitely increase. That is why people’s participation has been given priority in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public participation campaign for water harvesting.

Commitments have been received for more than 80,000 rainwater harvesting works and recharge structures across the state, while industries, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the Gujarat government have proposed to install more than two lakh rainwater harvesting structures in the near future. He expressed confidence that it will be completed with public participation.

In this programme, dignitaries including the Union Water Resources Minister, Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, social leaders and businessmen offered water in copper vessels/utensils along with Kalash to make this a reality. Campaign.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel while welcoming the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar to the land of Gujarat said that water harvesting is necessary to overcome the problem of water crisis and return the precious heritage of our natural nature. resources to future generations. The campaign will be important. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks one step ahead of challenges even before they arise and plans to solve them with a forward approach.

Tap water, Jal Jeevan Mission and the “Catch the Rain” campaign are excellent examples of this. Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, campaigns such as environmental and natural resource conservation, water harvesting and water conservation in the face of global warming have been successful. To ensure the safe future of groundwater, the collective power of citizens, local organizations and industry have gone to great lengths to provide a rich water legacy for future generations through water conservation.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said rivers have special importance in Indian culture. Madhya Pradesh, called the Ghat of Rivers, is a river-rich state and is connected to many states, including Gujarat, through rivers. He said that the earth has life in the water and water is life. The water harvesting drive initiated under the direction of the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Union Water Minister to connect Karmabhoomi with Janmabhoomi of Surat will strengthen water storage. 13,500 people from 3,500 villages in Madhya Pradesh are engaged in water harvesting, while more and more people will continue to cooperate in this campaign to increase the capacity of the reservoir. He said that Gujarat has become an inspiration for other states of the country in the field of water conservation and management.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said that Rajasthan is surrounded by water problems. The work that begins in Gujarat spreads across the country. In view of the water problem in Jalore and Barmer districts of Rajasthan, Gujarat has done a great job in providing water to Narmada. This great campaign will be remembered for generations to come. The people of Rajasthan, who have made Surat their workplace, have started a huge water harvesting and public participation campaign, which is commendable and exemplary. Rainwater harvesting will increase water storage in the villages of Rajasthan.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary appreciated the contribution of people from other states of the country towards the development of Surat. He said the water harvesting drive will play an important role in connecting institutions from Karmabhoomi to Janmabhoomi and overcome water scarcity in the country. Impressed by the water harvesting works carried out by the joint initiative of the Gujarat government and the central government, he has also started water harvesting works in Bihar and is involving businessmen and people in them. He said that from Karmabhoomi to Janmabhoomi, the water harvesting drive will play an important role in eliminating water scarcity in the country.

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