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Stressing that h2o is the lifeline of humanity, h2o resources adept Alla Venkata Gopala Krishna Rao connected Sunday (March 22) called for a corporate displacement successful nationalist cognition towards conservation and businesslike usage of water.
Marking World Water Day 2026, Mr. Rao, who is besides State president of the Federation of Irrigation Water Users Associations and vice-chairperson of the Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal, issued a elaborate connection from Vijayawada highlighting the value of h2o information for the future.
Referring to this year’s theme, “Water and Gender,” helium said equitable entree to h2o strengthens societal equality and emphasised the request for inclusive information successful h2o conservation efforts. He cautioned that h2o is nary longer an unlimited earthy assets and urged citizens to recognise its value.
Mr. Rao pointed retired that astir 97% of the world’s h2o is successful oceans, portion astir 2% is locked successful ice, leaving lone 1% disposable for quality use. “Every driblet of rainwater indispensable beryllium conserved,” helium said, advocating measures specified arsenic rainwater harvesting, recharge pits, workplace ponds and borewell recharge systems to support groundwater resources.
He appealed to farmers to follow businesslike irrigation practices to forestall wastage and guarantee sustainability successful agriculture. He noted that portion governments person initiated programmes similar vessel restoration and rainwater harvesting structures, meaningful results tin beryllium achieved lone with progressive nationalist participation.
Recalling past initiatives, Mr. Rao said that nether the enactment of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during 2014–2019, large-scale h2o conservation works nether the “Neeru-Chettu” programme helped stabilise irrigation crossed 7 lakh acres and accrued groundwater availability significantly.
He added that the existent authorities has established implicit 6,000 h2o users’ associations and allocated important funds successful the fund for irrigation and h2o conservation works.
Calling for a alteration successful manner and mindset, helium urged radical to pledge towards protecting h2o resources, informing that lone done conservation, redeeming and businesslike usage tin h2o information beryllium ensured for aboriginal generations.
