Aamir Khan to be announced as brand ambassador for drought-free Maharashtra

“If we respect water, it will also respect us”. It was reported that Aamir would be the ambassador for the “Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan” scheme that aims at making 25,000 villages in the state drought-free in five years.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to make the announcement today. We need to take a lot of initiatives and educate people which is important.

The aim is to communicate and create awareness among people at the grassroot level about water conservation and watershed management, the superstar said. Under the umbrella of Water Cup, three talukas (Koregaon, Warud and Ambajogai) belonging to three separate districts of Maharashtra will be taught techniques of water preservation and cash prizes of 50 lakhs, 30 lakhs and 20 lakhs will be awarded to the first, second and third village respectively.

He is likely to be the ambassador of “drought-free Maharashtra” and will promote a flagship irrigation scheme in villages, sources say.

CM Fadnavis had launched the water conservation project within a couple of months after he occupied office in 2014.

At an event, Khan had said his wife Kiran Rao had asked if they should move out of the country, as she feared for the safety of their child in a climate of insecurity.

BJP Led Maharashtra Government has selected the Actor Aamir as the spokesperson at a time when the center has made a decision to not to continue with the actor as a face of their “Incredible India” campaign for marketing the country India to the tourists of the overseas.

In a video message shown on the occasion, Ambani said, “I am privileged to support the initiative of Pani Foundation and the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup”.