Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed a village in
Kerala for its efforts to revive a river. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat'
broadcast, Modi pitched for water conservation and said that it was part
of India's tradition. He cited examples of many temples and other
historic places that have saved water bodies and noted that some rivers
in states like Kerala and Uttar Pradesh have been revived recently.
He asserted that the government has spent Rs 32,000 crore annually
outside the MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act) budget and 150 lakh acre land have benefited from it in the last
three years.
“Some people have really benefited very well from MNREGA budget
provisions made by the Government of India for water conservation and
water management works. A project of reviving the rivers which had dried
out was undertaken in Kerala. Seven thousand workers under MNREGA
worked very hard for seventy days and finally succeeded in reviving
Kuttumperoor river there,” the prime minister said.
Kuttamperoor river, a tributary of the Pampa and the Achencoil, in
Alappuzha flows through the Budhanoor panchayat. The panchayat had drawn
up an action plan in association with the government and
non-governmental agencies such as the Pampa Parirakshana Samithy to
remove silt and waste from the river.
News Source : Manorama Online
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