The Hague [Netherlands], May 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, visited the enduring Dutch water administration construction Afsluitdijk on Sunday.
Prime Minister mentioned the Netherlands has executed pioneering work in water assets, including that the worldwide group can be taught from its expertise.
‘An space by which the Netherlands has executed groundbreaking work is water administration. The whole worldwide group can be taught an excellent deal from this. This morning, I had the chance to go to the Afsluitdijk and acquire perception into the important thing options of this undertaking. I’m grateful to Prime Minister Rob Jetten for accompanying me right here. We are dedicated to bringing trendy expertise to India, which is meant to assist with irrigation, flood safety, and the enlargement of the inland waterway community, ‘ PM Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
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The go to underscored the shared dedication of each nations to progressive water administration options, local weather resilience, and sustainable infrastructure.
The Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometre-long dam and causeway, is a world benchmark in flood management and land reclamation, defending massive components of the Netherlands from the North Sea whereas enabling freshwater storage.
PM Modi additionally posted pictures on X from his go to to the Afsluitdijk.
The go to to the Dam put a highlight on the parallels between the Afsluitdijk and India’s bold Kalpasar undertaking in Gujarat.
The Kalpasar undertaking goals to create a freshwater reservoir throughout the Gulf of Khambhat, integrating tidal energy era, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure. In this regard, the 2 sides welcomed the signing of the Letter of Intent between Ministry of Jal Shakti of India and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands for technical cooperation on the Kalpasar undertaking.
The two leaders famous that Dutch experience in hydraulic engineering and India’s scale of implementation current alternatives for mutually useful partnerships. The go to reaffirms the India-Netherlands Strategic Partnership on Water, highlighting shared dedication to innovation and sustainability.
‘My Netherlands go to has added new momentum to India-Netherlands ties. From elevating our relationship to a Strategic Partnership to increasing cooperation in water assets, semiconductors, innovation, defence, sustainability and mobility, we’ve charted an bold roadmap for the longer term,’ PM Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
‘I specific my gratitude to PM Rob Jetten for the nice and cozy hospitality and for personally coming to the airport to bid farewell. I’m assured that the friendship between India and the Netherlands will proceed to develop stronger within the years to return,’ he mentioned. PM Modi had arrived in The Hague on May 15 on a two-day go to as a part of a four-nation journey to Europe. Next stops on his itinerary embody Sweden, Norway and Italy. (ANI)