<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a movement for conservation and judicious use of water and said the government will spend Rs 3. 5 lakh core on Jal Jivan Mission (Water is Life Mission).</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/independence-day-2019-live-pm-modi-announces-100-lakh-crore-for-modern-infra-754415.html#1" target="_blank">Follow live updates of Independence Day 2019</a></p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/independence-day" target="_blank">Follow our complete Independence Day coverage here</a></p>.<p>Addressing nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day, the PM gave a clarion call for a public movement to conserve water on the line of Swachch Bharat scheme.</p>.<p>Saving and judicious water should be included in education at primary level to create awareness among children, he said.</p>.<p>We should achieve four times more achievement in another five years than what we achieved in the last 70 years he said.</p>.<p>We can' t wait for long and the country needs to wake up and work hard to make water is life mission.</p>.<p>Jal Abhiyan will be implemented both the Centre and the states jointly.</p>.<p>Quoting Tamil poet and philosopher Thiru Valuvar, the PM said water is so important and if water emptied then natural's cycle will stop.</p>.<p>Everybody help required to make this movement successful, he said.</p>.<p>The Centre launched Jal Shakthi Abiyan to increase in groundwater level, surface water storage capacity, soil moisture in farmland and increase in plant coverage.</p>.<p>Rainwater harvesting, maintenance and upkeep of ponds, village tanks, conservation of water, borewell recharge, watershed development and afforestation are the main focus of the scheme.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a movement for conservation and judicious use of water and said the government will spend Rs 3. 5 lakh core on Jal Jivan Mission (Water is Life Mission).</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/independence-day-2019-live-pm-modi-announces-100-lakh-crore-for-modern-infra-754415.html#1" target="_blank">Follow live updates of Independence Day 2019</a></p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/independence-day" target="_blank">Follow our complete Independence Day coverage here</a></p>.<p>Addressing nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day, the PM gave a clarion call for a public movement to conserve water on the line of Swachch Bharat scheme.</p>.<p>Saving and judicious water should be included in education at primary level to create awareness among children, he said.</p>.<p>We should achieve four times more achievement in another five years than what we achieved in the last 70 years he said.</p>.<p>We can' t wait for long and the country needs to wake up and work hard to make water is life mission.</p>.<p>Jal Abhiyan will be implemented both the Centre and the states jointly.</p>.<p>Quoting Tamil poet and philosopher Thiru Valuvar, the PM said water is so important and if water emptied then natural's cycle will stop.</p>.<p>Everybody help required to make this movement successful, he said.</p>.<p>The Centre launched Jal Shakthi Abiyan to increase in groundwater level, surface water storage capacity, soil moisture in farmland and increase in plant coverage.</p>.<p>Rainwater harvesting, maintenance and upkeep of ponds, village tanks, conservation of water, borewell recharge, watershed development and afforestation are the main focus of the scheme.</p>
