Commitments are High- But? India committed to tackle climate change to save water supply

India committed to tackle climate change to save water supply

Dry rivers if no steps taken to tackle climate change: PM (Press Trust India) - Glaciers will melt and rivers will go dry if timely steps are not taken to tackle climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.

Addressing the nation on its 63rd Independence Day, he said the climate change had become an issue of global concern in recent years and India wished to tackle it in partnership with other countries of the world.

Declaring that the government was committed to deal with the challenge of climate change, Singh said a decision was taken to set up eight missions in this regard.

“If we do not take necessary steps in time, our glaciers will melt and our rivers will go dry. The problems of droughts and floods will grow in seriousness,” he said from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort.

The Prime Minister called for efficient use of the country’s limited natural resources and suggested ‘Save Water’ as a national slogan.