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            Amrit Mahotsav                                                                                                                                                                                       Amrit Mahotsav














        Programs made for public
        participation and mass movement
            Amrit Sarovar: Ground water is a precious
            natural resource. The issue of water conservation
            in the country has emerged as a great mission
            of mass movement and public participation. In
            this series, 75 Amrit Sarovars are being built in
            each district under the vision of Prime Minister
            Narendra Modi to give something to the future
            generation in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. PM      People-to People
            Modi narrated the success story of this call in his
            Mann Ki Baat programme. People of Mangathya
            Valyathanda Panchayat in Telangana's Warangal      campaign
            district turned the monsoon misfortune into
            opportunity by collecting water in Amrit Sarovar.
                                                                    Various campaigns were started to spread
            Similarly, in Bilkerur village of Bagalkot district
                                                                 awareness under Amrit Mahotsav. For
            of Karnataka, people made an Amrit Sarovar.
                                                                 this, several mediums of communication
            All the surrounding water was channelised and
                                                                 including radio, digital, print and television
            brought to that lake, due to which the problem of
                                                                 and media agencies were used.
            �ood in the area was also solved. �ountless such                                                               'Har Ghar Tiranga' Campaign: One of the biggest      Reach through Social Media: The  Azadi Ka
            stories are coming to the fore. The enthusiasm                                                                 initiatives under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav that
                                                                    The Ministry of Culture took the initiative                                                                 Amrit Mahotsav initiative has reached 102.70
            about Amrit Sarovar can be gauged from the                                                                     brought the entire nation together. People were
                                                                 of 'Whole of Society' and tried to connect                                                                     crore people through different platforms of
            fact that by August 15, 2023, a target was set                                                                 encouraged to hoist the tricolour at home
                                                                 people of the country with it.                                                                                 social media.
            to build 50,000 Amrit Sarovars, while by July 14,                                                              between August 13 and 15 to mark India's 75th
            ����, out of �,��,��� �laces identified, ��,��� Amrit                                                           year o� inde�enden�e� �he �am�ai�n saw �a�                 The story of the unsung heroes of freedom
            Sarovars have been built across the country.                                                                   hoisting at over 23 crore homes in real, while          reached more than one crore people.
            The Amrit Sarovar are  being built in at least one                                                             o�er � �rore �eo�le shared their �a��wa�in�
            acre of land, which will hold at least 10,000 cubic                                                            moments online.                                            Concerts were organized for water
            meters of water. Amrit Sarovar will not only fulfill                                                                                                                    conservation and cleanliness along major
            the water requirement of the earth, but with                                                                                                                           rivers.
                                                                      The present generation
            these efforts there will be no shortage of drinking
                                                                                                                                                                                      Many films were made about AatmaNirbhar
            water and activities like, agriculture, fisheries,          is inspired to create a                                                                                     Bharat and women empowerment.
            horticulture, afforestation and availability of
                                                                       new future. But it must
            water will give boost to unprecedented increase                                                                                                                            With over                  From
            in the income generating activities of the people.       be remembered that the
            Environmental protection will get a new power.            future is always born in                                                                                            9                      50
            Amrit Sarovar, a new way to increase the source
                                                                     the lap of the past. In this
            of water has been made in Amrit Mahotsav.
                                                                    light, we should not forget                                                                                    lakh health themes       schools more than
                                                                                                                                                                                   a world record was      25 thousand children
                                                                     our ancestors, who have                                                                                       created for writing   gathered to understand
                                                                    ˦˔˖˥˜Ё˖˘˗ ˧˛˘˜˥ ˬˢ˨˧˛ʟ ˧˛˘˜˥                           People connected with the government:                       postcards          the culture of the tribes
                                                                                                                           Various initiatives under Azadi Ka Amrit
                                                                    lives, and their families for
                                                                                                                           Mahotsav reached the people at the
                                                                             the country.                                  grassroots level and connected the people                                More than
                                                                                                                           directly with the government. Under the Unity in                          10
                                                                                                                           Creativity campaign, more than 19 lakh people
           Gobardhan Bio CNG Plant in Municipal Bodies:             -Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
                                                                                                                           were reached out to participate in various
           In the two years of Amrit Mahotsav, work has
                                                                                                                           competitions like Rangoli making, Patriotic song         thousand rural people were directly informed
           started on building Gobardhan Bio-CNG plants in
                                                                                                                           writing and Lullaby writing in which more than 5         about economic literacy, animal husbandry,
           75 major municipal bodies of the country. This is a
                                                                                                                           lakh people participated in these competitions.        digital transactions, and agricultural techniques
           revolutionary initiative in the direction of clean fuel.
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