Aamir
Khan,
who
leads
NGO
Paani
Foundation,
hopes
Maharashtra
is
drought-free
and
doesn't
need
such
a
platform
after
the
next
five
years.
Set
up
in
2016
by
the
team
of
the
TV
series
"Satyamev
Jayate"
--
which
was
led
by
Aamir
--
the
NGO
aims
to
fight
drought
in
rural
Maharashtra
by
harnessing
the
power
of
communication
to
mobilise,
motivate
and
train
people
in
this
mission.
On
Friday,
Aamir
visited
the
Symbiosis
institute
to
pin
up
call-to-action
posters
for
students'
participation
in
'Shramdaan'
(labour
donation)
across
villages
fighting
against
water
scarcity
and
drought
situations.
The
actor-producer
was
present
with
Pune
Collector
Naval
Kishore,
actor-director
Girish
Kulkarni
and
Satyajit
Bhatkal,
CEO
of
Paani
Foundation,
a
statement
said.
"In
five
years
from
today,
Maharashtra
shouldn't
be
needing
Paani
Foundation.
The
more
number
of
people
join
the
cause,
the
bigger
the
movement
will
become.
I
believe
it's
the
dream
of
us
all
that
one
day
Maharashtra
is
drought-free
and
if
we
all
dream
of
it,
we
all
would
have
to
do
something
about
it
to
make
it
happen," Aamir
said.
He
also
stuck
posters
in
the
college,
and
urged
students
and
urban
citizens
to
become
'Jalmitras',
apart
from
taking
to
his
Twitter
account
and
tagging
other
celebrities
like
Sachin
Tendulkar,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Ranveer
Singh,
Rajkummar
Rao,
Swara
Bhasker,
Richa
Chadha
and
Abhishek
Bachchan
to
seek
their
participation.
"The
idea
is
that
the
information
should
reach
a
larger
number
of
people," he
further
added.
On
the
1st
of
May,
there
will
be
a
'Mahashramdaan'
across
Maharashtra
in
all
75
talukas
of
the
Satyamev
Jayate
Water
Cup,
where
tens
of
thousands
of
citizens,
both
urban
and
rural
will
meet
and
work
together
for
water
abundance.
Aamir
said
he
believes
that
this
partnership
between
rural
and
urban
will
not
only
help
the
villagers
but
the
city
folk
as
well,
to
come
closer
to
understanding
our
farmer
friends,
and
knowing
where
our
food,
water
and
labour
comes
from.
It
will
help
to
bridge
the
chasm
between
cities
and
villages,
and
go
a
long
way
towards
creating
a
more
equitable
and
humane
relationship
between
the
two.
He
urged
the
students
to
join
the
fight
against
water
scarcity,
and
help
work
towards
a
prosperous
and
happy
Maharashtra.
"Right
now,
we
are
still
concentrating
on
the
drought
areas
of
rural
Maharashtra.
Once
we
feel
that
we
have
handled
that,
then
we
can
move
to
cities," said
Aamir,
who
feels
encouraged
to
see
how
people
in
villages
have
few
resources
but
have
such
high
hopes
in
their
hearts.
"You
realise
that
there
is
so
much
courage
and
beauty
in
the
people
of
rural
Maharashtra.
It
has
been
a
very
enriching
experience."
Meanwhile
on
the
work
front,
Aamir
will
be
next
seen
in
Thugs
Of
Hindostan.
(With
inputs
from
IANS)