Previous govts failed to address water woes: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi, October 2

On the occasion of the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed previous governments for neglecting the issue of potable water and poverty.

Addressing members of ‘panni samitis’ and village panchayats through video-conferencing with regard to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), PM Modi said people in many villages were struggling to get water even after 75 years of Independence.

“Those in previous dispensations should have addressed these problems. The reason they didn’t do so was because they were not aware of water shortage. They had abundance of water in their houses and swimming pools. They had not experienced poverty,” said the PM. — TNS