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Prime Minister shares an Article highlighting India’s comprehensive vision for water governance

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Posted On: 21 MAR 2026 4:29PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared an article authored by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil, which outlines India’s comprehensive vision for achieving a water-secure future. The article highlights that India’s approach to water governance is built on a foundation of conservation, sustainable use, and active community involvement. It further underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti Ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic and integrated water management across the country. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "In this article, Union Minister Shri @CRPaatil highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future. He also underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic water management in the country." In this article, Union Minister Shri @CRPaatil highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future. He also underscores how the creation of the… https://t.co/hWm90mOcCu &mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 21, 2026 *** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2243363) Visitor Counter : 976 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Manipuri , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister shares an Article highlighting India’s comprehensive vision for water governance Posted On: 21 MAR 2026 4:29PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared an article authored by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil, which outlines India’s comprehensive vision for achieving a water-secure future. The article highlights that India’s approach to water governance is built on a foundation of conservation, sustainable use, and active community involvement. It further underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti Ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic and integrated water management across the country. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "In this article, Union Minister Shri @CRPaatil highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future. He also underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic water management in the country." In this article, Union Minister Shri @CRPaatil highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future. He also underscores how the creation of the… https://t.co/hWm90mOcCu &mdash; PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 21, 2026 *** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2243363) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared an article authored by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil, which outlines India’s comprehensive vision for achieving a water-secure future.<br /> <br /> The article highlights that India’s approach to water governance is built on a foundation of conservation, sustainable use, and active community involvement. It further underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti Ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic and integrated water management across the country.<br /> <br /> The Prime Minister wrote on X:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">"In this article, Union Minister Shri @CRPaatil highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future.<br /> He also underscores how the creation of the Jal Shakti ministry marked a decisive shift towards holistic water management in the country."<br /> <br /> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">In this article, Union Minister Shri <a href="https://twitter.com/CRPaatil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CRPaatil</a> highlights India’s comprehensive vision for water governance, where conservation, sustainable use and community involvement together strengthen the journey towards a water-secure future.<br><br>He also underscores how the creation of the… <a href="https://t.co/hWm90mOcCu">https://t.co/hWm90mOcCu</a></p>&mdash; 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