The district administration, with the assistance of the Municipal Corporation and various social organisations has come out with several initiatives to help the citizens of Gwalior in making water conservation a way of life.
A number of seminars to impress upon the citizens, the need to conserve drinking water have been held in the city during the past one week.
Speaking as the chief guest at one of the seminars held at MlB Colony, District Collector Rahul Jain said that it is important to conserve water through proper planning and right strategies. He further said that as one learns the value of clean, drinking water and how scarce it really is, one can take so many steps to conserve it.
He appealed to the public to desist from wasting water and use it only for emergency things. He added that water conservation must become a habit and a way of life.
The Collector told the gathering that in view of the water crisis in the city the administration has been bringing water to the city from the Pehsari fresh water reservoir through pumping. He informed that the administration has already spent more than 9 crores on this project. He impressed upon the gathering that currently the water that is being supplied in the city is very costly and it is important that everyone realizes the gravity of the situation and take appropriate steps to conserve it.
He added that not only the government but the public also has a responsibility and they must do their part in conserving water. He also gave tips on roof harvesting and ground water harvesting and assured that if need be water will be supplied through tankers also.
The seminar was also attended by Ashish, the District Superintend of Police as Special Guest, Municipal Commissioner, Vinod Sharma, Addl Collector, Shivraj Verma, Bhupendra Jain and Keshav Pandey, President, MlB Colony Residents Association among others.