Magsaysay awardee Waterman Rajendra Singh has evocated to make Jharkhand a watery State. Stressing on implementation of drinking water control amendment in the nation, Singh said that it is important to encourage the traditional techniques of water management and involve community level participation in the same.
He was speaking these words at the inaugural function of two day national seminar on ‘Water Management in Villages’ at State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) on Thursday.
Singh released a water mass declaration letter on this occasion. Favouring Singh’s opinions, SIRD Director RP Singh said, “Rural Jharkhand will develop only if we focus on water management.”
“It is necessary to encourage the participation of community people,” State Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Raj Bhasa department’s Principal Secretary SK Sathpathy maintained.
Highlighting more about this drinking water information, State UNICEF Chief Job Zachariah informed that a report of World Bank shows six percent of gross domestic product is lost because of pure drinking water crisis. He said, “88 percent of Diarrhea disease is caused due to lack of drinking water.”
Representatives from various NGOs, states and government departments participated here. According to a media statement the purpose of the seminar is to discuss on the challenges of drinking water in our country and suggest a solution on this burning issue. Technical session of the seminar is to be held on Friday.