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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten, toured the iconic Afsluitdijk Dam connected Sunday (May 17, 2026), arsenic India and the Netherlands explored deeper collaboration successful h2o absorption and climate-resilient infrastructure.
“An country successful which the Netherlands has done groundbreaking enactment is h2o management. The full planetary assemblage tin larn a large woody from this,” Mr. Modi said successful a societal media station aft the visit.
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The Prime Minister further said: “We are committed to bringing modern exertion to India, which is intended to assistance with irrigation, flood protection, and the enlargement of the inland waterway network.”
An country successful which the Netherlands has done pioneering enactment is h2o resources. There is simply a batch the full planetary assemblage tin larn from them.
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Calling the Afsluitdijk Dam a “symbol of excellence and innovation”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) highlighted its relation successful h2o management, flood extortion and freshwater storage.
“The sojourn highlighted the relevance of Dutch expertise for India’s Kalpasar Project successful Gujarat, which aims to make a freshwater reservoir and dam adjacent the Gulf of Khambhat,” the MEA said successful a societal media post.
“The sojourn underscored opportunities for deeper Indo-Dutch collaboration successful clime resilience, h2o exertion and sustainable infrastructure,” it added.
Mr. Modi landed successful The Hague connected Friday (May 15, 2026) connected a two-day sojourn arsenic portion of a four-nation travel to Europe — which besides includes Sweden, Norway and Italy — aimed astatine ramping up bilateral ties connected a scope of cardinal areas.
