Water conservation is Yogi’s new mantra

Lucknow, Feb 1 : Water conservation is the latest mantra of Uttra Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He has now appealed to the people of the state to save every drop of water and said that conservation of ponds, water bodies and groundwater is like saving for the future.
The Chief Minister, who inaugurated 278 check dams and ponds in various districts of the state through a virtual programme at his official residence on Sunday, said: “Presently, the Atal Bhoojal Scheme has been implemented in ten districts and the remaining 65 districts of the state will be covered soon.” He pointed out that 200 development blocks of the state were declared dark zone in 2017 and after an investigation, it was found that this was decided on the basis of a survey conducted in 1994.
“A new act was formulated by the government and it was decided to link all government buildings with rainwater harvesting. A decision was also taken to rejuvenate rivers, drain water and ponds and as a result of working in mission mode, the situation is gradually improving,” he said.
The number of critical and semi-critical areas is gradually decreasing and the groundwater level is increasing as the work was taken up on a mission mode, he said.
Referring to the importance of pure drinking water, the Chief Minister said that diseases like Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndromes (JES) reflect our apathy towards water and by making pure water available, the risk of all such diseases will be eliminated.