India, May 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his two-day visit to the Netherlands, visited the Afsluitdijk dam alongside Dutch PM Rob Jetten. PM Modi called the project "groundbreaking, hailing the water management structure as a "pioneering work".

The Indian PM had earlier said his visit to Netherlands had "added new momentum to India-Netherlands ties". This momentum was on display when PM Modi visited the historic dam. The visit drew attention to long-term water management and climate resilience, while also drawing critical parallels which could aid the infrastructural blueprints back home.

* The dam, which spans 32 kilometres, is primarily one of the key protections in the centuries old Dutch battle against rising sea levels...