Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Modi Calls for Team India Water Security Roadmap
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to manage water more carefully.
He said the plans from the water summit should be checked and carried out regularly.
He wants people to help save water through activities called “Jal Utsav.”
Governments should learn from water projects that worked well in other states.
Artificial intelligence could help collect and understand water information.
Cities should prepare for more people and greater future water needs.
Treated water may be used for farming and factories where suitable.
Officials should prepare for dam safety before every monsoon and teach students about it.
The main goal is for the central government, states, local bodies and citizens to work together on water security.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged states to pursue time-bound water-security plans through continuous review and follow-up.
He called for wider public participation through “Jal Utsav” and stronger water-conservation efforts.
Modi recommended artificial intelligence, uniform data formats and integrated planning for water governance.
He sought greater use of water-saving technologies, treated water and inter-State study visits to replicate successful models.
Union Minister C R Patil highlighted faster infrastructure, sustainable drinking-water sources and improved maintenance of rural water schemes.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister C R Patil, and ministers and senior officials from States and Union Territories.
- What
- Modi called for time-bound water-security action, public participation, technology use, stronger data governance and cooperative planning.
- When
- The valedictory session was held on Wednesday, September 2, following the two-day summit held on September 1 and 2.
- Where
- New Delhi, at the National Departmental Summit on Water organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- Why
- To address water-security pressures linked to urbanisation, population growth, rising demand, groundwater depletion and uneven water availability.
- Event
- Two-day National Departmental Summit on Water
- Organiser
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Cooperation model
- The summit brought the Centre, States and Union Territories together under a “Team India” and cooperative-federalism approach.
- Public participation
- “Jal Utsav” was proposed to increase awareness and make water conservation a sustained people’s movement.
- Data and technology
- Modi recommended artificial intelligence, uniform formats and integrated management of water-sector data.
- Planning and safety
- He urged anticipatory water planning, treated-water use, regular de-silting and rigorous dam-safety preparation before each monsoon.
- Summit outcomes
- C R Patil cited faster water infrastructure, sustainable drinking-water sources and effective operation and maintenance of rural drinking-water schemes as key outcomes.
- Conservation target
- One report said the summit discussed creating 2 crore new water-conservation structures by May 31, 2027.
Sources
PM Modi's Water Push: "Jal Utsav", AI And Lessons From Other States
PM Modi calls for greater adoption of water-saving technologies
PM Modi Stresses Water Security, Calls for Wider Use of AI and Technology in Water Management
PM Modi charts roadmap for water-secure India; calls for continuous review, people’s movement
