AMN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a roadmap for steps to be taken for the conservation of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh on Monday.
The event at Amarkantak, the place in Anooppur district where the river originates, marks the conclusion of ‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra’.
The Narmada river conservation awareness campaign was launched in December last year. The yatra concludes on May 15 after covering a distance of 3,344 km and passing through over 1,100 villages and towns.
The roadmap has been prepared after wide-ranging consultations with various stakeholders, including environmentalists, river conservation experts and people directly associated with the Narmada.
Mr Modi said, the Narmada Seva Yatra is a unique mass movement in Indian history and saluted all those who took part in it.
Mr Modi emphasized the need to save rivers like Narmada which have been people’s lifeline for so many years. On this occasion, the Prime Minister also launched the Narmada Sewa Mission, a roadmap to conserve the river.
Mr. Modi said, the cleanliness drive has now gotten infrastructural system in the country. He said, Madhya Pradesh has also set an example in the area of cleanliness camping. Mr Modi said, 22 cities of the state got place in top 100 cities of the country. He said, nothing can succeed without public support.
The Prime Minister called upon the people to take resolution to do something for country till 2022, when the country will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence.
Mr Modi also reiterated that his government’s aim is to double the income of farmers by 2022.
Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Faggan Singh Kulaste were also present on the occasion.
The Narmada Seva Yatra was launched on 11th December last year to conserve the Narmada river and make it free from pollution.