莫迪总理指责国会忽视安贝德卡对水资源开发的贡献

周三，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪 (Narendra Modi) 指责国会无视 BR Ambedkar 博士为中央邦肯-贝特瓦河连接项目奠基时对该国水资源开发所做的贡献。

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of ignoring Dr B.R. Ambedkar's contribution to the development of water resources in the country as he laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa river linking project in Madhya Pradesh.

周三，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪指责国会无视 BR Ambedkar 博士为中央邦肯-贝特瓦河连接工程奠基时对该国水资源开发的贡献。

Speaking at the program at Khajuraho, Modi also said that in the 21st century, only the nations with adequate and well-managed water resources can advance.

莫迪在克久拉霍的演讲中还表示，在21世纪，只有拥有充足且管理良好的水资源的国家才能取得进步。

The PM's comments came amid the controversy over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks about Ambedkar and the Opposition Congress's nationwide protests over the issue.

总理发表此番言论之际，联邦内政部长阿米特·沙阿 (Amit Shah) 关于安贝德卡 (Ambedkar) 的言论引起争议，反对党国会就此问题发起全国性抗议。

Ambedkar's vision and farsightedness contributed significantly to the strengthening of the country's water resources, their management and dam construction, Modi said.

莫迪表示，安贝德卡的远见卓识为加强该国水资源、水资源管理和大坝建设做出了重大贡献。

Ambedkar played a crucial role in the development of major river valley projects and formation of the Central Water Commission, he added.

他补充说，安贝德卡在主要河谷项目的开发和中央水务委员会的组建中发挥了至关重要的作用。

However, the Congress party never paid heed to the country's growing need of water conservation, and never recognised Ambedkar's efforts as a water conservationist, Modi said.

然而，莫迪表示，国大党从未关注该国日益增长的节水需求，也从未认可安贝德卡作为节水主义者的努力。

"The major challenge of the 21st century is water security. In the 21st century only those countries who have adequate water resources with proper management will move forward," he said.

“21世纪的主要挑战是水安全。在21世纪，只有那些拥有充足水资源且管理得当的国家才能前进，”他说。

The PM on this occasion also inaugurated the Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project in Khandwa district of the state virtually, and laid the foundation stone of the Daudhan Irrigation Project, part of the river-linking project.

总理此时还虚拟地启动了该州坎德瓦地区的 Omkareshwar 浮动太阳能项目，并为河流连接项目的 Daudhan 灌溉项目奠基。

Union Water Resources Minister C.R. Patil and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav handed over two kalash (urns) containing water from Betwa and Ken rivers, respectively, to Modi, who poured it over a model of the project to launch the river linking work.

联邦水资源部长 CR Patil 和中央邦首席部长 Mohan Yadav 将两个分别盛有 Betwa 河和 Ken 河水的卡拉什（瓮）交给莫迪，莫迪将其倒在项目模型上，启动河流连接工作。

Congress and governance do not go together, he said, adding that past Congress governments delayed projects for 35-40 years after laying their foundation stones.

他说，国会和治理并不相辅相成，并补充说，过去的国会政府在奠基后会将项目推迟 35 至 40 年。

The Ken-Betwa river linking will open new doors of prosperity and happiness in the Bundelkhand region, said the PM.

总理表示，肯-贝特瓦河的连接将为本德尔坎德地区打开繁荣和幸福的新大门。

Nearly 44 lakh people in ten districts of Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh in Uttar Pradesh will get drinking water under the project, which is estimated to cost Rs 44,605 crore.

根据该项目，中央邦 10 个地区的近 440 万人和北方邦的 210 万人将获得饮用水，预计耗资 4460.5 亿卢比。

Nearly 7.18 lakh agricultural families in 2,000 villages will benefit from the project, which will also generate 103 MW of hydropower and 27 MW of solar energy, officials said.

官员称，2000个村庄的近71.8万农业家庭将受益于该项目，该项目还将产生103兆瓦的水力发电和27兆瓦的太阳能。

Modi also released a commemorative stamp and a coin in the memory of former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary on this occasion.

莫迪还在已故前总理阿塔尔·比哈里·瓦杰帕伊诞辰一百周年之际发行了纪念邮票和硬币。

The Vajpayee government had proposed river linking as a solution for the country's irrigation needs as well as for dealing with floods.

瓦杰帕伊政府提议将河流连接起来，作为满足该国灌溉需求和应对洪水的解决方案。

PM Modi also performed 'bhumi pujan' or ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of 1,153 Atal Gram Sewa Sadans costing Rs 437 crore at the Khajuraho program.

莫迪总理还为克久拉霍项目耗资 43.7 亿卢比建造 1,153 座 Atal Gram Sewa Sadans 举行了“bhumi pujan”或奠基仪式。