New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted the 103rd edition of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday (July 30), where he highlighted various efforts and progress made in environment conservation. He also spoke about the success of the ‘Amrit Sarovar’ mission, which was launched as a part of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav last year on April 24, with the objective of developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district across the country. He commended the efforts of the people in demonstrating responsibility and awareness about the environment and health through art forms, plantation drives, and water conservation initiatives.
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Here are some of the highlights of the 103rd edition of Mann Ki Baat:
Here are the highlights of what Dr Roderico Ofrin said on the special show:
- In Madhya Pradesh, the tribals of Pakaria village in Shahdol have adopted water-conservation techniques for saving nature and water. They have converted about 100 wells into water recharge systems with the help of the local administration.
- The villagers have set a target of using about 800 such wells in the entire area for recharging water,” PM Modi added.
- PM Modi informed us that the work of building more than 50 thousand Amrit Sarovars is underway. “Our countrymen are making novel efforts for water conservation with full awareness and responsibility,” he added.
- Moving towards setting up a green feat, Uttar Pradesh set a record high for planting 30 crore trees in a single day. This was done last week as a part of state’s ‘Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan 2023’. PM Modi said that such efforts are great examples of public participation as well as public awareness.
- Uttar Pradesh aims to plant 35 crore saplings, of which 30.21 crore were planted on July 22. Additionally, five crore more trees are planned to be planted on Independence Day.
- Emphasising the importance of making Yoga as an integral part of the daily routine, PM Modi quoted an example of a over a 100-year-old French woman, Charlotte Chopin, who is a Yoga Practitioner and Teacher. Ms Chopin has been practising yoga for the last 40 years and has given credit for her health and her age of 100 years only to Yoga.
- The PM also gave an example of serving nature through art, by mentioning Suresh Raghavan’s work, a native of Vadavalli in Tamil Nadu, who has been preserving information about plants and animals through his paintings. He documents the information related to them by making paintings of varied Flora and Fauna. Till now, he has painted dozens of such birds, animals, and orchids, which are on the verge of extinction.
PM Modi also highlighted the devastation faced by several people due to natural disasters like the Biparjoy cyclone, landslides, and flood-like situations in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and other areas. Amid the time of calamity, the collective efforts of the local people, administration, and NDRF jawans, came into play, as PM Modi highlighted.
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NDTV – Dettol have been working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via the Banega Swachh India initiative, which is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind. It stresses on the need to take care of, and consider, everyone’s health in India – especially vulnerable communities – theLGBTQ population,indigenous people, India’s different tribes, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In wake of the currentCOVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water,SanitationandHygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on the same along with focussing on the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children, fightmalnutrition, mental wellbeing, self care, science and health,adolescent health & gender awareness. Along with the health of people, the campaign has realised the need to also take care of the health of the eco-system. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, which is not only over-exploiting available resources, but also generating immense pollution as a result of using and extracting those resources. The imbalance has also led to immense biodiversity loss that has caused one of the biggest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity.” The campaign will continue to cover issues likeair pollution,waste management,plastic ban,manual scavengingand sanitation workers andmenstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also be taking forward the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign feels that only a Swachh or clean India wheretoiletsare used andopen defecation free (ODF)status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched byPrime Minister Narendra Modiin 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and the country can become a Swasth or healthy India.
