Jal Sabha in Jal Jagar Maha Utsav: Chief Minister praised the resolution for water and forest conservation
Dhamtari. A two-day Jal Jagar Maha Utsav is being celebrated in Gangrel with the objective of connecting people with water and community participation. There is also an effort to make every section of the community a part of it. Jal Sabha is a part of this effort. Jal Sabha is also being organized near the water (dam) in the Ravishankar reservoir Gangrel located in Gangrel at a distance of about 14 kilometers from Dhamtari city.
Yesterday also Jal Sabha was organized in the premises of Gangrel Rest House. School children participated in it enthusiastically. When the Chief of the state Vishnu Dev Sai arrived in the evening, the children performed a live Gram Sabha. The children informed about the various issues and resolutions passed for water conservation along with the various actions organized in the Gram Sabha. It was also told that a drinking water and sanitation committee has been formed in the village and Jal Vahini didis have been appointed, who inform about water and health related problems and suggestions. Action is also taken for the treatment of dirty water in their village. Hand pumps with fluoride-contaminated water have been marked in red and hand pumps with excess iron have been marked in black. The Gram Sabha President, who was a class XII student Falguni Sahu, told that a proposal has been passed in the Gram Sabha for the work of tap repair, arrangement of sanitation vehicle, pond deepening and setting up of a plant for rain water harvesting. Seeing the action of the Gram Sabha organized by school children, Chief Minister Shri Sai also praised their awareness towards water conservation and cleanliness.
Today, on the second day of Jal Sabha, college students of Chhattisgarh participated in the Jal Assembly and played their respective roles. In which water conservation, environmental protection, the role of water in human civilization and culture, crisis and future direction were discussed in the House. After discussions with the ruling and opposition parties, an attempt was made to conclude that people should be made aware about water conservation and environmental conservation. Fifty college students played the role of leaders in the Jal Sabha and conducted the Jal Assembly and played the role of the Chairman, Chief Minister, Irrigation and Water Minister, Forest and Environment Minister, Health Minister, Tribal Affairs Minister, Mining and Industry Minister, Agriculture Minister, Women and Child Development Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Assembly Secretary. In the House, emphasis was laid on community participation for water conservation by discussing the role of water in human civilization and culture, crisis and future direction. After a heated debate with the opposition members, everyone agreed to water conservation. This was a successful action of the House to give green forests, clean water and a beautiful future to the future generation.