Dehradun, Aug. 26 -- Water is life, and soil is our existence, our foundation. Without water and soil, life itself is unimaginable. Today, as the environmental crisis deepens - with wells drying up, river streams weakening, and groundwater sinking further into the depths - it becomes our responsibility to safeguard water and soil for future generations. When our fields are green and our farmers prosperous, only then can Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'Viksit Bharat by 2047' be achieved, because this dream's path runs through our villages, fertile soils, and flourishing crops.

At many places today, the groundwater level has dropped by 1,000 to 1,500 feet. If our fertile soil continues to erode and land keeps turning barren, what...