Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that a de-addiction campaign will be launched in state. In its first phase, liquor shops within 5 km radius of both the banks of the river Narmada will be closed down from April 1. He said that if the rivers are protected, human culture and civilization will be protected.
Chouhan was addressing Jan-Samvad at Jait village on completion of the 100th day of Narmada Seva Yatra. Rashtra Sant Murari Bapu and Sant Kamal Kishore Nagar were specifically present during the programme. He said that lakhs of people will plant crores of saplings on the banks of the river Narmada on coming July 2 from Amarkantak to Badwani. Narmada is the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and it is the base of prosperity of Madhya Pradesh. It provides drinking water to dozens of cities in the state. Madhya Pradesh has received the Krishi Karman Award four times due to its blessings.
Narmada Seva Yatra is a Yatra to save Narmada and to repay for its services. He said that treatment plants would be set up on the cities on the banks of the Narmada. He urged the people to resolve to plant saplings on the banks of Narmada, to construct toilets in every house of the villages on the banks, to immerse pujan material in the pujan kund and get changing room and Muktidham constructed on the banks of Narmada.
The Chief Minister said that a law would be made to punish rapists by hanging. He said we must save daughters and send every child to school. He said that a Narmada Fund would be established for the Narmada. Sant Murari Bapu would be the first one to contribute Rs 11,000 in it. Sant Kamal Kishore Nagar made an announcement to provide Rs One crore one lakh for restoration of Narmada ghats of Omkareshwar.
Murari Bapu said that one must love rivers, trees and mountains because if we love these things, we will never pollute it. He said that the Chouhan is running the Government in the form of a ritual and this has amazing results. Such a human is engaged in the welfare of everyone and takes the resolve to work for the welfare of all. Every individual should connect to the Government, connect to the cleanliness campaign.
He congratulated the state government for closure of the liquor shops on the banks of the Narmada from April one. He said that he himself would plant five trees.