It was Unused Year’s Day 2009. The unforgiving sun beat down on the dried sands of the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat, within the Rann of Kutch. On this day, in the midst of the destruction scene, Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived. His nearness, a beacon of trust within the dry region, brought more than fair news from the territory. Shri Modi has continuously made it a point to spend vital dates within the year with the outfitted strengths staff, and this year was no different.
He sat with the jawans, sharing stories and chuckling. But underneath the camaraderie, a concern chewed at him. He learned of their every-day trial—the tiring 50-kilometre travel conducted every day for water tankers to carry water from Suigam, the closest town with consumable supply, to the parched outpost.
In 2009, as Chief Minister, Narendra Modi visited the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat and spent time with BSF jawans.
The jawans brought to his attention the issue of access to potable water, having to travel 50 kilometers for it. CM Modi promised a solution, and within a few months,… pic.twitter.com/tyJR4arWVk
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The Chief Serve tuned in eagerness, his forehead furrowed in concern. Shri Modi, a man known for his resolve, answered within the certifiable. He promised to discover an arrangement and guaranteed the Jawans that he would bring them drinking water. Pushpendra Singh Rathore, the BSF officer who escorted Shri Modi to the furthermost point of the border, Zero Point, reviews that CM Modi took as it were 2 seconds to concur to the BSF jawans’ requests and made the strong claim that ‘today is January 1—you’ll get consumable drinking water, through pipelines, within 6 months’.
Rathore explains that the Rann of Kutch is known for its sweltering and saline conditions, under which pipelines ordinarily cannot survive within the locale. He reviews that a few uncommon pipelines were brought by Shri Modi from Germany to unravel the issue. Precisely 6 months after the guarantee, in June, a vast reservoir was built close to the BSF camp and water was conveyed to it by the unused pipeline.
The story of Shri Modi’s visit to the border isn’t around water; it is approximately believing and seeing a pioneer who tunes in, gets it, and conveys. A pioneer whose ensures are regarded.
