Page 8 - Mann Ki Baat - English, August 2022
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Think about it…the importance to the forest area. There was
of water and water conservation a place near the village where
has been explained in our culture water would accumulate during
thousands of years ago. When the monsoon. On the initiative
we see this knowledge in today’s of the villagers, this place is now
context, we are thrilled, but when being developed under the Amrit
the nation accepts this knowledge Sarovar campaign. This time, due
as its strength, then their power to the rains during the monsoon,
increases manifold. You will this lake has been filled to the
remember, in ‘Mann ki Baat’, I brim with water.
had talked about Amrit Sarovar I also want to tell you about the
four months ago. After that, the Amrit Sarovar built in Mocha Gram
local administration got active Panchayat in Mandla, Madhya
in different districts, voluntary Pradesh. This Amrit Sarovar is
organizations came together and built near the Kanha National
local people connected… and lo Park and has further enhanced
and behold, the construction of the beauty of this area. The newly
Amrit Sarovars has become a constructed Shaheed Bhagat
mass movement. When there is Singh Amrit Sarovar in Lalitpur,
a deep feeling to do something Uttar Pradesh is also drawing a
for the country, realize one’s lot of people. This lake, built in the
duties, concern for the coming Niwari Gram Panchayat, is spread
generations, then the capabilities over 4 acres. The tree plantation
also get added up, and the on the shoreline of the lake is
resolve becomes noble. enhancing its beauty. People are
I have come to know of a also coming from far and wide
brilliant effort from Warangal to see the 35-feet high tricolor
in Telangana. A new Gram near the lake. This campaign of
Panchayat has been formed Amrit Sarovars is going on in full
here, named ‘Mangtya-Valya swing in Karnataka as well. Here,
Thanda’. This village is close in the village ‘Bilkerur’ of Bagalkot
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