PM On World Water Day: No One Understands Value Of Water More Than Women

World Water Day 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ''Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain'' campaign for conserving water on World Water Day.

On World Water Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ''Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain'' campaign for conserving water. Urging women to take leadership of Jal Jeevan missions, PM Modi said "positive results" will be achieved under their leadership. "No one understands the value of water better than women, if water conservation is handed over to women, they will ensure unimaginable positive results," he said. The Prime Minister also called for creating more awareness about water conservation and increased public participation. Hon'ble PM said that the Catch the Rain campaign is being implemented across both urban and rural areas of India. He also paid his homage to late former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on this occasion who had dreamt of water security for the whole of India. pic.twitter.com/ty0QYK0OpU PM Modi said for the first time after independence, a government is working seriously towards water testing and pointed out that "sisters and daughters" in rural India have been made stakeholders in this campaign. He said during the pandemic, about 4.5 lakh women were trained for water testing and at least five women are getting trained in every village. Better results are a certainty with increased participation of women in water governance, the Prime Minister said. Addressing the virtual launch of the campaign on World Water Day, PM Modi said it is a matter of concern that majority of rain water in India is wasted. The 'Catch the Rain' campaign will be implemented across the country from March 22 to November 30. The campaign aims to take water conservation at the grass-root level through people's participation.