Satish Sharma
Motihari : Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday hailed the victory of the BJP in Assam as historic and congratulated the people of the state for supporting the party for all round and inclusive development of the state.
Singh said this mandate has made it clear that the BJP is fast getting popular acceptance in all regions of the country which augurs well for the democracy. He also lauded the efforts of the dedicated workers and leaders of BJP of West Bengal , Tamilnadu and Kerala saying they put up a spirited performance. He was participating at a function organised at party office at Motihari to celebrate BJP’s victory in Assam.
Talking to newsmen, Singh said there should not be politics in development of the region but some states like Bihar are putting hurdles in implemention of some important schemes and appealed to the drought affected states to take
immediate steps to fight drought before onset of monsoon.” For the first time in the country, PM Narendra Modi had sat with CMs of drought affected states for hours together and shown such seriousness in giving relief to the people suffering from famine and water scarcity,” he said .
He said each state concerned has been requested to prepare an action plan to tide over challenge like shortage and
scarcity of drinking water, conservation efforts and uses of existing water resources optimally.For its preparation and
implementation, the state have been requested to use innovation and technology to address the challenge of water conservation and water security, Singh said. He said the states were requested to undertake a major drive for construction of farm ponds, adopt micro irrigation and grow crops requiring less water. He also pleaded for recycling waste water and its use it for irrigation besides completion of vmissing links of canals . Singh said moist of the canals under Gandak canal system in East and West champaran in Bihar were defunct.