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Gujarat Chief Minister inaugurates international Sindhi
conference
Shri Narendra Modi asks Centre
to check the surplus water from dam on the Indus River in Pakistan
to Kutch, and revive
Saraswati
Ahmedabad, Friday: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today urged the Union Government to check the water flowing down
the dam across
Indus
River
in
Pakistan to Rann of Kutch
and divert
the same surplus
water into the landmass in the semi-arid
Kutch
region.
Inaugurating a three-day international Sindhi conference in Ahmedabad,
he said that at present the subsurface water
from the river
go waste into the sea. It is also an occasion to revive the extinct
Saraswati
River
which used to flow
through
Gujarat 400 years ago.
The Chief
Minister
said that
5,000-year-old Indus Valley
Civilization
remains show the how developed it was
in town planning, culture, vast playgrounds and merchandise. He said that
excavations at Lothal showed that the period was rich in maritime trade too.
Paying his tributes to the people responsible for a
flourishing civilization
five thousands ago, Mr. Modi fervently called upon particularly the new generation to keep alive
the civilization. There is no place for complacency. A nation which neglects its history cannot build a new
nation.
The Chief
Minister
recalled his old association
with Sindhi families as he praised the Sindhi community for maintaining
their culture, family bond, mother tongue, dress
and food
habits. He had a word of praise for the Sindhi food festival on the occasion.
Sindhi Council of India President Amar
Doltani
welcomed the guests and spoke on the rich Sindhi culture. Noted
industrialist
Shrichand Hinduja delivered the keynote address on the enterprising
spirit, business acumen and the capacity to work hard of the Sindhi
people.
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