Inscriptions to be installed in panchayats to hail martyrs: PM Modi | India News – Times of India
In his monthly radio talk ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, the PM said ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra‘ will be organised under the campaign and 7,500 pots carrying soil from different parts of the country will be brought to the national capital along with saplings.
“Amrit Vatika will be built near the National War Memorial by fusing the soil and saplings that will arrive in 7,500 urns. This ‘Amrit Vatika’ will become a grand symbol of ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat’,” he said. Under the ongoing Amrit Mohatsav to mark the 75th anniversary of independence, over two lakh programmes have been organised. ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ will recall the memory of those brave men and women who laid down their lives for the country, the PM said.
Saying the whole country came together for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign last year, Modi urged people to continue the tradition of hoisting the tricolour at their houses this time too. “With these efforts, we will realise our duties, we will realise the innumerable sacrifices made for the freedom of the country, we will realise the value of freedom. Hence, every person in the country must join in these efforts,” he added.
Referring to floods, landslides and other natural calamities hitting different parts of the country during the monsoon season, he said people suffered at many places. Amid the natural calamities, people also brought to the fore the power of collective effort, he said.
Modi said it was encouraging to see people make novel efforts for water conservation at many places. He cited the record plantation of 30 crore saplings in a day in Uttar Pradesh, saying it was an example of public participation and awareness.
Over 60,000 ‘Amrit Sarovars’ built during the ‘Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ were helping in water conservation during the rainy season, he said, adding that over 50,000 more ponds were being built.
Modi said during his recent visit to France, he met Charlotte Chopin, a yoga teacher who was more than 100 years old. “She gives credit for her health and this age of 100 years only to yoga. She has become a prominent face of India’s science of yoga,” he said.
