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PM Modi credits Ambedkar for dams, Jal Shakti schemes
The Statesman
|December 26, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar had envisioned the construction of dams, the establishment of the Central Water Commission, and various water resources and Jal Shakti schemes in the country, but the Congress never gave credit to him for any of these.
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“No one knows who was the first person to emphasise the importance of Jal Shakti after independence, as the Congress government hid the truth and gave credit for everything to just one of its own leaders,” the PM said.
“It was Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s vision that led to the construction of dams in the country and shaped water resources and river schemes after independence,” Mr Modi claimed.
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