Under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s clarion call of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign’, Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Paatil celebrated the occasion with the officers and staff of the Ministry, in New Delhi today. The Minister requested all officers/officials to hoist the National Flag at their homes following the flag code; motivate their friends and families for this cause and upload their selfies with the national flag on the website https://harghartiranga.com.

As a mark to celebrate the national event with great fervour and enthusiasm, the Minister handed over national flags to some of the officers/officials of the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. With this, Shri Paatil extended warm wishes for the 78^th Independence Day to all the members of DoWR, RD and GR and the fellow citizen of the country.

The objective of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is to encourage people to bring the National Flag home and to hoist it to mark India’s Independence. The national endeavour is to inspire and invoke the feeling of patriotism and to promote awareness about the ‘Tricolour’.

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