Working out a deal in unity, PM Modi personally asks Gram Pradhans to conserve water amid monsoon arrival

New Delhi, June 17: In the wake of monsoon marking its arrival, concerned about the water crisis in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi moved up writing personal letters to the village chiefs requesting them to conserve rainwater during the forthcoming monsoon.

 

 

Giving a personal touch to the letter, PM Modi said, "Dear sarpanchji, namaskar. I hope that you and all my brothers and sisters of the panchayat would be in the best of health. The rainy season is about to begin. We are grateful to God that we have been blessed by enough rainwater. We should make all efforts and arrangement to conserve this blessing."

 

The PM also made a special request to the Pradhans in his one page letter that they should convene a meeting of the gram sabha wherein his message should be read out. "It is requested that a discussion should be held in the village on how to conserve water. I have faith in all of you that adequate arrangements would be made to save every drop of rainwater," the letter added.

 

The PM further suggested construction of check dams and ponds where proper harvesting of rainwater can be done. The letters, signed by PM Modi have however been hand-delivered to the pradhans through respective District Magistrates and collectors in the districts.

 

In several rural belts, these letters have become a talking point among villagers. For instance, in Eastern UP's Sonbhadra, located near PM's constituency in Varanasi, the PM's letter has been delivered to 637 village chiefs wherein he has requested the pradhans that they should make personal efforts to encourage villagers to initiate the process of conserving rainwater this season.