Ken-Betwa linkage project will devastate Panna Tiger Reserve: Sonia
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New Delhi, April 9 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar, expressing her concern over the devastating impact of the Ken-Betwa river linkage project on Madhya Pradesh s Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) and urged him to not to allow it to go ahead.
The letter to Javadekar, dated April 2, was shared by her daughter and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Twitter.
In her letter, Sonia Gandhi said: I am writing to you to express my deep concern on the devastating impact of the Ken-Betwa river linkage project on the PTR. Many people have shared their concern with me and so I write on their behalf as well.
Woman Elated As PM Praises Her For Reviving Dried Lake In Mann Ki Baat The 19-year-old woman from Agroutha village in Chhatarpur district said she never dreamt of such recognition and that she would now work harder towards water conservation.
Updated: February 28, 2021 7:44 pm IST
In his Mann Ki Baat , PM also called for a 100-day campaign to clean up all water bodies.
Bhopal/Chhatarpur:
Babita Rajput, who is from a village in Madhya Pradesh, was delighted after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat broadcast on Sunday praised her for reviving a dried lake near her place by channelising rain water into it.
Mann Ki Baat: We have to understand our collective responsibility towards water conservation : PM
New Delhi:
Underlining the importance of collective responsibility towards water conservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a 100-day campaign to clean up all water bodies and prepare them for rain water harvesting before the monsoon season starts.
In his monthly Mann Ki Baat broadcast, PM Modi said water has been crucial for the development of humankind for centuries. We have to understand our collective responsibility towards water conservation, he said.
The prime minister also said that when people feel proud of indigenous products then Aatmanirbhar Bharat does not just remain an economic programme but becomes a national spirit.
PM Modi lauds MP woman for reviving dried lake near her village
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Synopsis You all will draw inspiration from what Babita Rajput of Agroutha village (in Chhatarpur district) in Madhya Pradesh is doing, Modi said.
In his Mann Ki Baat broadcast, Modi called for a 100-day campaign to clean up all water bodies and prepare them for rain water harvesting before the monsoon season starts.
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded a woman from Madhya Pradesh for reviving a dried lake near her village by channelising rain water into it. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat broadcast, Modi said water has been crucial for the development of humankind for centuries, and underlined the importance of collective responsibility towards its conservation.