Page 5 - Mann Ki Baat - English
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My dear countrymen, Namaskar
A warm welcome to all of and the spirit of hand-holding is
you in 'Mann ki Baat'. The month equally important. This spirit of
of July means the month of Sarvajan Hitaaya is the hallmark
monsoon, the month of rain. of India as well as the strength of
The past few days have been India.
full of anxiety and hardships on Friends, this phase of
account of natural calamities. rain is equally important for
Owing to flooding in many rivers 'tree plantation' and 'water
including the Yamuna, people in conservation'. More than
many areas have had to suffer. 60 thousand Amrit Sarovars
Landslides have also occurred built during the ‘Azadi ka Amrit
in hilly areas. Meanwhile, in the Mahotsav' are increasingly
western part of the country, radiating their glow. Presently,
Biparjoy cyclone also hit the the work of building more than
areas of Gujarat some time ago. 50 thousand Amrit Sarovars
But friends, in the midst of these is going on. Our countrymen
calamities, all of us countrymen are making novel efforts for
have once again brought to 'water conservation' with full
the fore the power of collective awareness and responsibility.
effort. The local people, our NDRF You might remember, sometime
jawans, those from the local ago, I had gone to Shahdol,
administration have worked MP. There I met tribal brothers
day and night to combat such and sisters of Pakaria village.
calamities. Our capabilities At the same time, I had a
and resources play a big role in discussion with them to save
dealing with any disaster - but nature and water. Now I have
at the same time, our sensitivity come to know that the tribal
GREENER TODAY FOR A
GREENER TODAY FOR A
GREENER TODAY FOR A
CLEANER TOMORROW
CLEANER TOMORROW
CLEANER TOMORROW
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