“Most parts of the country are experiencing an intense heatwave. Be it humans, birds or animals, all are troubled. It is only because of environment that such problems continue to increase. Depletion of forests has been going on, trees continue to be cut. In a way, humankind itself destroyed the environment and put has set itself on the path of destruction,” the Prime Minister said.

Mr. Modi mentioned the recent cases of forest fires in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, and said the root cause of such incidents is that there are dry leaves and carelessness. “That is why, saving forests and conserving water becomes everybody's responsibility, we must save every drop of water this monsoon season, it is God’s Prasad [benediction],” Mr. Modi said.

The Prime Minsiter said he had departed from past traditions of holding a common meeting with the Chief Ministers and decided to meet them separately to give individual attention to each of them.

Permananent solution

“Whichever party may be in party in any State, it was emphasised that permanent solutions are required to deal with this problem which has been going on long. The focus [of these meetings] was how to have lasting solutions,” Mr. Modi said.

The Prime Minister praised States such as Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat for innovative efforts to save waters and water bodies.

Board exam results

Referring to the results of the CBSE board examinations declared recently, he urged parents to not pressurise their children to get more and more marks.

“Dissatisfaction is a reflection of negative mindset, dissatisfaction can lead to failures. Accept hatever result has come, welcome it and move forward. Life does not stop because of bad marks. The most important thing is not to lose confidence,” the Prime Minister said.