The celebration is meant to raise awareness about water conservation.The chief minister will participate in an awareness walk, beginning from Jorasanko at 3 pm and continuing till the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Mayo Road.It may be mentioned in this context that the government has been successfully implementing the water conservation scheme, 'Jal Dharo Jal Bharo' over the last eight years, under which tanks, ponds, reservoirs and canals are constructed.
The state government is soon going to start a new scheme called 'Barsha Shakti', the name being given by Banerjee.The basic idea behind the scheme is to convert rainwater to drinking water using solar power.The pilot project for the scheme would start soon in South 24 Parganas district.Eminent scientist, Dr S P Gon Chaudhuri would be providing the expertise.Rainwater collected in tanks would be hauled to rooftop tanks using pumps run on solar power.The project would initially start in two villages and two schools in South 24 Parganas, within the next two months.