October 7, 2023. A historic day. Exactly 22 years ago today, the foundation of development era was laid in Gujarat. The journey began on October 7, 2001, when Narendrabhai Modi took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the first time.
Today India is scaling new heights under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But at that time, no one had an idea of the potential of this person who came from an ordinary family! This was the day from which a new development policy emerged in India. In 2001, there was a devastating earthquake in Gujarat. Narendrabhai Modi faced many challenges as Chief Minister. In the subsequent general elections, the BJP formed a majority government under the leadership of Narendrabhai Modi, the grandson of Gujarat, and from here it can be said that this was the beginning of the Gujarat model. Narendra Modi visited virtually every village in the state as a Sangh campaigner in Gujarat. For this reason he got Gujarat. was well aware of the problems of the state. He developed the state based on the Panchamrut Shakti of Water Shakti, Jan Shakti, Energy Shakti, Knowledge Shakti and Defense Shakti. His ground work,
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October 7, 2023. Exactly 22 years before this historic day, the foundation of the development era was laid in Gujarat. Gujarat was already a water-stressed state. The multi-dimensional Narmada project was pending for the state. Narendrabhai Modi made water harvesting and irrigation a mass movement and involved people in it.
Irrigation facility increased through check dams and bore dams in every village. On the other hand, he doubled the Narmada Yojana budget. He created three projects managing 3 million acre feet of Narmada flood waters; Sujalam Suflam and Kutch Branch Canal for Sauni in North Gujarat for Saurashtra. Thanks to these three projects, quality water for drinking and irrigation is available in every corner of Gujarat today.
Gujarat became the first state in the country where water grid was constructed. 69,000 long canal network was constructed. He fasted when the then central government raised hurdles regarding Narmada Yojana, Gujarat’s most important scheme. A movement was also made and today the Narmada Dam has reached its full height. Due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts, Gujarat has erased the stain of being a water crisis state.
