‘Covid Virus Is Very Deceptive And We Have To Remain Vigilant Against This,’ Says PM Modi

On the occasion of Ram Navami, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 14th Foundation Day celebration at Umiya Mata Temple at Gathila, Junagadh in Gujarat on Sunday via video conferencing.

Umiya Maa is considered as the Clan-deity or Kuldevi of the KadavaPatidars.

PM Modi greeted the gathering on the auspicious occasion of the foundation day of the temple and Ram Navami. Modi told the gathering that Ram Navami is being celebrated at a grand scale in Ayodhya and in the entire country. He also expressed gratitude for getting an opportunity of dedicating the temple in 2008 and to pay obeisance to Maa Umiya for last many years.

PM noted that as a devotee of Maa Umiya, it is not possible for people to cause any damage to the mother earth. As we do not feed unnecessary medicines to our mother, we should not use unnecessary chemicals on our land too, he said. He talked about measures to preserve land area like water preservation schemes like per drop more crop. He said we cannot afford to  relax on the movement of water preservation. He reiterated the need to promote natural farming.

He emphasized the need to be active against malnutrition among children and girls. He also emphasized the need to take special care of nutrition of the expecting mothers. Pain of malnutrition needs to be completely eradicated, he stressed.

Referring to the efforts during the pandemic, Modi said that the virus is very deceptive and we have to remain vigilant against this. He said that India has performed an amazing feat of administering 185 crore doses of vaccines.

He credited social awareness for this and other movements like Swachhta and  Single Use Plastic reduction. He said that along with spiritual dimension centres of faith play a major role in spreading social consciousness.