YS Jagan Remembers YSR’s Jalayagnam On World Water Day 2018

YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy called on people to realise the importance of water on World Water Day 2018 that is marked on March 22 each day.

Drawing attention to the initiatives launched by his late father Dr YS Rajashekara Reddy for the benefit of people, YS Jagan said that his father believed water was the lifeline and initiated several peojects wherever possible to ensure people are not deprived of water.

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It's worth mentioning that Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the visionary leader had proposed a workabe plan called Jalayagnam project.

The water management program implemented by YSR to bring about 82 lakh acres of land under irrigation. YSR was a soft-hearted person who empathised with the underprivileged and constantly came up with brilliant innovative schemes to benefit them.

Thus when drought led to farmer suicides, YSR initiated the Jalayagnam project. He knew that the agriculture sector was the backbone of Indian economy. Hence Jalayagnam was a step in the right direction — with a number of irrigation projects including construction of reservoirs and lift irrigation systems for lifting water from major rivers, particularly from Godavari, to provide immediate irrigation benefits. The project helped Andhra Pradesh make significant progress in sustainable agriculture by making wastelands cultivable.

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Sadly, the dream project that could have done wonders to the state failed to take off the way it was intended to, after YSR's unfortunate demise.

The need of the hour is one such workable water management project. And if it's not going to be NOW, then it will NEVER be!