Let’s us save water bodies; not waste water: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
The Hindu
On the occasion of the World Water Day on March 22, 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin appealed to save the elixir of life and advocated for protecting water bodies from pollutants.
On the occasion of the World Water Day on March 22, 2023, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin appealed to save the elixir of life and advocated for protecting water bodies from pollutants.
In his message, Mr. Stalin cited proverbs and quoted from the Tirukkural to underline the importance of water and said that water should be saved and not wasted.
“We should not waste water. We should keep water safe and clean. We should protect the water bodies from pollutants,” Mr. Stalin said.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.