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the citizens to actualise the vision
“Amrit Sarovar Abhiyan of the Prime Minister. That day is
started by Hon'ble Prime not far when there will be 75 Amrit
Minister Shri Narendra Modi Sarovars in every district of our
is a very good step. The country.
pond in Patwai was in very
Water Conservation: An
bad condition. It was always
full of filth and garbage. But Ancient Indian Tradition
now, all the garbage has
पानियम् परमम् लोक,
े
been removed from here
जीवािाम् जीविम् समृतम्
and the pond has been
beautified. We are happy Water is the biggest resource,
that now people will come and the basis of life for every
to see this Amrit Sarovar.” living being. From Vedas to
– Shehnaaz Puranas, one can witness that
our ancestors have always given
Resident, Gram Panchayat,
emphasis on water conservation.
Patwai, Rampur (UP)
Building ponds, lakes and other
structures to conserve water
Sarovar Abhiyan into a pan India has been considered as a social
movement. On 24th April 2022, the and spiritual duty of a person.
Prime Minister launched the Amrit Our forefathers built engineering
Sarovar Abhiyan from Jammu marvels even during the ancient
& Kashmir. He also laid the Indus-Saraswati and Harappan
foundation stone for more than civilizations. The interconnected
2,950 Amrit Sarovars in Assam on system of water sources
28th April 2022. It is a moment of in the ancient cities, water
pride for the entire county that in reservoir of Dholavira, shows
such a short span of time, local that the awareness of water
administration from all across conservation was very high even
India is coming forward along with during ancient times. Today,
as we move towards
advancement, we
have forgotten these
ancient marvels. PM
Shri Narendra Modi
urged citizens to look
out for such traditional
structures of water
conservation and work
to transform them into
Amrit Sarovar.
Stepwell in Dholavira Great Bath in Mohenjo-daro
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