New Delhi, March 22 -- Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil greeted people on World Water Day on Saturday and said India has made water conservation not just a matter of policy but a mass movement.

World Water Day is held annually on March 22 as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis, in support of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

Patil talked about the government's initiatives in the water sector, including Jal Jeevan Mission, Atal Bhujal Yojana and Amrit Sarovars.

"Water: The basis of life, the axis of development and the soul of civilizatio...