By Admin 
In ABP News’ special program India@2047 Conclave, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil talked about water for every household and the works of the Central Government. During this, he also told that by when will India completely cut off the water from Pakistan. After the Pahalgam terrorist attack, India adopted the policy of not separating terrorism and talks and took the tough step of suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan.
Pakistan’s water will be completely shut off
Union Minister CR Patil was asked by when India will completely cut off water from Pakistan. In response to this he said, ‘The water has been stopped. Right now we do not have a system to store water, but work is being done on it. In the next two years, this water will be supplied to wherever there is water shortage. Water will be supplied to Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi. Today there is no water in Yamuni that is why it looks dirtier. It needs more water.
CR Patil also clarified that water security has now become not only a subject of development but also an important part of national security and strategic policy. He said that the government is working on this entire issue keeping in mind “long-term and national interest”.
Jal Shakti Minister spoke on the achievements of Modi government
During the tenure of PM Modi, a big scheme of Rs 8 lakh crore of tap water was launched to provide water to every house. It has been asked to clean all the rivers of the country and connect them with big rivers. Within cleanliness also, about 12 crore toilets were built and due to this the habits of 60 crore people have changed. If we have to make a developed India by 2047 and no one in our country has a toilet, there is no tap water in their house, then how can this be a developed India?
According to CR Patil, under the Jal Jeevan Mission, till now tap water has been supplied to 16 crore houses of the country. He said that earlier complaints like “there is tap but no water” were coming from many states, but the government took it seriously and prepared a technology-based monitoring system. The pipeline network has been mapped on the PM Gatishakti platform so that the water supply system can be further strengthened.
Improvement came from Jal Jeevan Mission: CR Patil
He said that rural women have got the biggest benefit of this scheme. Earlier, about 9 crore women had to travel long distances to fetch water from far-flung areas, but now both their time and effort are being saved. Citing the WHO report, he said that Jal Jeevan Mission has brought about a major improvement in the health and standard of living of the people.
Regarding water crisis, Patil said that India receives about 4000 BCM of rainfall every year, but the biggest problem is not the shortage of water but its management. Keeping this in mind, the government is working rapidly on water conservation, scientific survey and river linking projects.
He said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream of river linking is now moving forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Ken-Betwa project will provide water to more than 10 lakh hectares of land, while work is also going on at a fast pace on the PKC project to solve the water problem of Rajasthan.