Chandigarh, April 29 : Haryana State is blessed with enormous wetlands like ponds, stepwells and lakes. Besides fulfilling the needs of the people of the State these wetlands also play a pivotal role in maintaining a balance of the ecosystem. Keeping this in view, the Haryana Government under the able leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is committed to conserve small and big wetlands in the State. Taking a step further in this regard, the Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal will launch ‘Amrit Sarovar Mission’, on May 1, 2022 at a State-Level function in Sonipat. The ‘Amrit Sarovar Mission’ will be launched at 111 places by the representatives of all Lok Sabha and Assembly Constituencies under the leadership of the Chief Minister.

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the present era, the whole world is facing water crisis, thus, in such a situation we have to maintain the tradition of water conservation as water is a gift of nature and we have inherited it from our ancestors, otherwise future generations will suffer. He added that it is the collective and moral responsibility of all of us to conserve them.

The Chief Minister informed that keeping in view the importance of water sources and wetlands the State Government has constituted the Pond and Waste Water Management Authority. The motto of the Authority is 'Apsu Antah Amrutam' i.e. there is nectar in water, and the Authority is engaged in the work of conservation, storage, groundwater recharge and waste water management in all the small and big ponds of the state with special technology so that rain and dirty water can be cleaned and used for farms and animals.

It is worth mentioning that Haryana is the first state to be taking such steps for conservation, storage, ground water recharge and waste water management of ponds. Efforts to save the ponds and temporary wells which were losing their existence in the villages have now started bearing results. Many temporary wells have been renovated so far due to the efforts of the Authority. Security walls or barbed wire have been installed around them by the Authority to prevent encroachment. At the same time, trees are also being planted so as to beautify the environment.