On the occasion of "water India Week" President Pranab Mukherjee addresses national and foreign experts.
President Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the Ministry of water resources, river development and Ganga Rejuvenation for organizing "India Water Week 2016" and said I am happy that many national and foreign experts are attending the annual event on water resources management and also sharing their experiences towards water management.
Mr. Mukherjee congratulated Israel who is also this year’s partner .who is developing practical innovations for optimally utilizing and saving every drop of water they can. He said we need to recognize that India is facing huge shortage of water, we represent 17 percent of world's population but we have only 4 percent of world's renewable water resources. We all are aware about the effect of climate change in our country and around the world and also other factors like increase in population, urbanization and industrialization demand of water has increased.
National Water Mission is one such mission launched in the year 2011 with an objective of conservation, equal distribution and minimization wastage of water. And also government "Interlinking of Rivers" program will help in over come the imbalances in water availability. He further said any strategy for efficient water management will not go far if we will not create awareness and involve the participation of communities. In the same order I am glad that the government has taken up "Jal Kranti Abhiyan" to consolidate water conservation.
Providing safe drinking water to our people is one such area where a lot of work needs to be done. Many communities India are still away from the basic water infrastructure we need to provide proper water infrastructure so that we can rejuvenate these population. We should respect the principle that water is a common legacy; we should treasure it, utilize it and pass on to our future generation.
President Pranab Mukherjee said I see "India Water Week" as a key initiative for sharing best practices and ideas which will help in identifying timely solutions in order to confront the critical issue of water
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