{"id":313802,"date":"2019-06-30T08:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T08:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=313802"},"modified":"2019-06-30T08:09:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T08:09:23","slug":"mann-ki-baat-2-0-pm-modi-says-india-stares-at-water-crises-makes-three-requests-to-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/mann-ki-baat-2-0-pm-modi-says-india-stares-at-water-crises-makes-three-requests-to-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mann Ki Baat 2.0: PM Modi says India stares at water crises, makes three requests to the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310353 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/modi-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/modi-10.jpg 528w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/modi-10-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a comeback with his programme Mann Ki Baat with three requests to a nation staring at severe water crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cMy 3 requests: Appeal to all Indians, including eminent people from all walks of life to create awareness on water conservation. Share knowledge of traditional methods of water conservation. If you know about any individuals or NGOs working on water, do share about them,\u201d Modi said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi was addressing the nation for the first time after resuming office for the second term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi said that there is no fixed way to conserve water. In different parts, different methods may be adopted but the aim is same- to conserve every drop of water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He said, \u201cover the last few months, so many people have written about water related issues. I am happy to see greater awareness on water conservation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI wrote a letter to Gram Pradhans on the importance of water conservation and how to take steps to create awareness on the subject across rural India,\u201d Modi added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Modi also requested the people to use #JanShakti4JalShakti hashtag to share their ideas and inspiration relating to water conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cUse #JanShakti4JalShakti to upload your content relating to water conservation,\u201d PMO tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">On Saturday Modi in a tweet had said, \u201cAfter four long months, #MannKiBaat is back to do what it has always loved- celebrate the power of positivity and the strengths of 130 crore Indians!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a comeback with his programme Mann Ki Baat with three requests to a nation staring at severe water crisis. \u201cMy 3 requests: Appeal to all Indians, including eminent people from all walks of life to create awareness on water conservation. Share knowledge of traditional methods of water conservation. 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