River linking projects helping water reach more households, talks on with more states: C R Patil
Davos, Asserting that river linking projects will help in better water management and provide drinking water to more households, Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil said here that the Centre is talking to several states to link more rivers in the coming days. Patil, who was here to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting as the first ever water resources minister to attend this global summit, also said that the Modi government's focus on water has enriched the lives of common people and empowered women.
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«It is strange that no water resources came to Davos so far. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi realised this and I am here. He saw that you need water for growth, for industry, for agriculture and for human life and animals. He realised that we are not giving a space to water here in Davos and therefore he sent me here, so that the world realises what is the importance of water,» Patil told PTI in an interview.
«At the same time, the prime minister wanted the world to know what we are doing in India about water resources. People used to say there is no drinkable water in India, there is no clean water. Today you can see that 15 crore households are getting clean water in their homes and they have no scarcity of water,» the minister said.
«There are so many
