The eco consciousness is spreading across social layers in
India. A country with multiple socio-economic layers embedded in the cultural
system, its difficult to gather all across social strata. After the Anti
corruption mass movement, the eco-movements are gaining momentum. In this
country the spiritual emotions are always layered with social cause to make a strong statement and mass involvement. For example,
the Clean Ganga movement… Today, hundreds of locals and activists initiated a
foot march in Allahabad to spread awareness about the Clean Ganga campaign on Sunday, and urged
the Central government
to take firm steps to clean up the holy river.
Lalvar Tiwari, an activist, said that people were now awakened to save the river, which was worshipped by devotees from all over the world.
"The pure water of our sacred river Ganga has become severely polluted. The polluted water of drains is falling in River Ganga. We are here to create awareness about the Clean Ganga campaign. We have called more than 100 workers for the success of the campaign. If the river is not cleaned, in the coming days hundreds of workers from the nearby villages would start a bigger movement for saving it," Tiwari said.
A physically challenged man also participated in the foot march saying that he was united in the movement to clean the sacred river.
"We have sacred feelings for the river Ganga and we are united to clean it. Although I am physically challenged, I have come here to show my support for the cause," Rajesh Singh Yadav, a local, said.
Apart from the shrinking river, the accumulation of silt deposit and garbage along the banks has worried the environmentalists despite millions of rupees being spent on the Ganga Action Plan.
In 2011, the Central government approved a $1 billion loan from the World Bank, to fund an eight-year project to clean the Ganga, in particular the large stretches heavily polluted by industrial effluents and domestic waste.
Lalvar Tiwari, an activist, said that people were now awakened to save the river, which was worshipped by devotees from all over the world.
"The pure water of our sacred river Ganga has become severely polluted. The polluted water of drains is falling in River Ganga. We are here to create awareness about the Clean Ganga campaign. We have called more than 100 workers for the success of the campaign. If the river is not cleaned, in the coming days hundreds of workers from the nearby villages would start a bigger movement for saving it," Tiwari said.
A physically challenged man also participated in the foot march saying that he was united in the movement to clean the sacred river.
"We have sacred feelings for the river Ganga and we are united to clean it. Although I am physically challenged, I have come here to show my support for the cause," Rajesh Singh Yadav, a local, said.
Apart from the shrinking river, the accumulation of silt deposit and garbage along the banks has worried the environmentalists despite millions of rupees being spent on the Ganga Action Plan.
In 2011, the Central government approved a $1 billion loan from the World Bank, to fund an eight-year project to clean the Ganga, in particular the large stretches heavily polluted by industrial effluents and domestic waste.
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