PPFA welcomes rainwater campaign, urges specific initiative for Northeast

-T Navajyoti

Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while welcoming the
Union government’s campaign for rain water harvesting, urges for
specific initiatives in northeast India where often excessive
rainfalls are recorded during the monsoon. The forum  of nationalists
insists on proclaiming the rainwater as a resource.
Mentionable is that Prime Minister  Narendra Modi on the occasion of
World Water Day on Monday launched ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the
Rain’ campaign and termed that the water emerges as a precious
commodity. He expressed happiness that many villagers are now trying
to save the rainwater for their use.
Emphasizing on lesser dependence on the groundwater, Modi prefers to
promote the practice of rainwater harvesting across the country. He
commented that rapid development is not possible without water
security and effective water management. He also stated that the
government has made water governance a priority in its policies and
decisions.
Experts have already made predictions that the water crisis will
deepen in near future with the haphazard growth of urban areas across
the globe. Even today, a sizable population on Earth is lacking access
to safe water. So, the rainwater should be taped and used with an aim
to address the severe problem of ground water depletion, said the
PPFA.
It also appeals to PM Modi to formulate pragmatic policies for
encouraging the rainwater harvesting process in every household (more
importantly the high-rise apartments with concentrated populace).
Moreover, the collection of rainwater in the purest form and marketing
it as a packaged drinking water may also be considered as an important
avenue, concluded the PPFA statement.