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future. It is the responsibility Friends, if a similar sense of
of the entire society. For this, duty prevails in everyone, then
various communities have made even the biggest challenges
multiple efforts continuously over concerning water crisis can
the centuries. For example, the be solved. Come, let’s make
Maldhari tribe of Rann of Kutch a resolve towards conserving
uses a method called ‘Vridas’ for water and saving life during the
water conservation. Under this, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. We
small wells are dug and plantation will conserve every drop of water
is done in surrounding area for its and save every life.
protection. Similarly, the Bhil tribe of
Madhya Pradesh used its historical
tradition ‘Halma’ for conserving My dear countrymen,
water. As per tradition, community
you must have seen that a few
members gather together to
find solutions for water related days ago, I interacted with young
problems. Due to the suggestions friends, students in ‘Pariksha Pe
received from the ‘Halma’ tradition, Charcha’. During the interaction,
the water crisis in this region has some students mentioned that
eased and groundwater level has they are scared of studying
also improved. mathematics during the exams.

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