State Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Brijmohan Agrawal on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of all to save water.
Today’s generation according to the Minister is not serious towards rain water conservation and its promotion.
He suggested on adopting the water harvesting system in order to tackle the water wastage.
Also, he advised to set up Anicuts and construct ponds in suitable areas. For this he asked to identify areas where water can be stored.
He denoted the responsibility of the villagers as well to conserve the water of ponds, Anicuts, rivers and drains.
The Minister urged the residents to store the rain water in the rivers by making embankments. Expressing concern over the encroachment of ponds, he said if the old ponds are conserved, there would not be any need for new ponds.
Agrawal was addressing at the valedictory session of a two-day workshop on ‘Water Conservation and the Need to Build a Mass Movement’ jointly organized by the District Administration, Agriculture Department and Indira Gandhi Agricultural University at Rajnandgaon.
Farmers should also focus on the farming of oilseeds and pulses apart from paddy in order to conserve water, he maintained.
MP Abhishek Singh was also present on the occasion.