New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga has signed an agreement with 49 universities to encourage youth towards water conservation and river rejuvenation. This information has been given in a statement of the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The objective of the MoU is to involve the students in building a sustainable ecosystem of the rivers.
Speaking at the event, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stressed on the importance of effective water management and the objective of the Namami Gange Mission to ensure the cleanliness and purity of river Ganga and to rejuvenate the rivers.
The agriculture sector uses most of India’s water resources, and demand-side management is critical, the minister said. He also stressed on the responsibility of the society to conserve water and increase water use efficiency.
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