The Hindu : Water conservation movement intensifed

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Sunday, Mar 23, 2003

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Water conservation movement intensifed

By Our Staff Correspondent

BHOPAL MARCH 22. Coinciding with World Water Day today, the people's movement for water conservation has been intensified in Madhya Pradesh through the good old "Pani Bachao Abhiyan'' (Save Water Campaign).

Under this campaign, people in every village and town would be encouraged to contribute voluntary labour for water conservation till March 28.

The Chief Minister, Digvijay Singh, and other Ministers would join this campaign.

The focus this week would be on voluntary public initiative in efforts aimed at water harvesting and conservation at the ground level. This initiative of taking the message of water conservation to the villages coincides with the weeklong meeting of the Third World Water Forum, scheduled to end at Kyoto in Japan this Sunday. The Chief Minister has directed that the week beginning March 22 be observed as "Shramdaan'' week for water conservation. This would be in continuation of the Save Water Campaign which was launched started in 2001.

Under the Pani Bachao Abhiyan, over 15 lakh water harvesting structures are claimed have been built so far in the State through Government support and community participation. The Abhiyan, the State Government has emphasised, was the logical culmination of the Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed Management that was launched on August 20, 1994.

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