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Taking the cause
of ‘Clean India – Healthy India’ forward,
the Ganga Raksha Manch, Hardwar has taken up the cause of
saving Ganga from pollution due to negligent waste disposal
systems built by factories around the region as well as other
factors that contribute largely to the rising levels of impurities
and pollutants being added in to the Ganga everyday.
Based loosely on the lines of the Save Ganga Movement, the
Ganga Raksha Manch having Head quarters at Patanjali Yog Peeth
(Trust) Hardwar, is presided over by P.P. Swami Ramdevji Maharaj
and has a lot of illustrious religious, social leaders &
Organizations, as marg Darshaks.
The Ganga Raksha Manch has the following Agenda
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Declare Ganga as a National River |
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The Ganga, the Cradle of our Civilization and
the lifeline of crores of our people should be regarded and
respected as much as the National anthem or the India tricolor. |
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Request formation of Ganga Preservation
committee/Department headed by the Central |
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Government. |
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A high-powered Committee should be formed under
the Central Government to have a lasting solution to the problem
of pollution in the Ganga river. |
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Regarding waste disposal systems of the
industries, towns and cities. |
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Dumping of industrial effluents and sewage from
cities and towns into rivers must be completely banned and strictly
implemented. Studies regarding geo-environmental management,
ecological studies relative to the water pollution must be carried
out to better understand the problem at hand. |
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Dumping waster materials into the Ganga
must be declared a crime. |
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We strongly urge the Government to declare dumping
industrial waste, waste from cities and villages and disposing
animal carcasses in the Ganga a criminal offence. |
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Effects of the Tehri dam to Ganga |
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Tehri Dam is the primary dam
of the Tehri Development Project, centered near Tehri Town
in the state of Uttarakhand in India.
Since 2005, filling of its reservoir has led to a reduced
flow of Bhagirathi water from the normal 1000 ft3/s to a mere
2 ft3/s and at some points, this tampering has lead to the
Bhagirathi not flowing at all.
So, we propose that a part of the Bhagirathi be routed from
behind the dam pass the reservoir and be joined in to the
main river after the dam. Thus, maintaining its traditional
flow of the river.
Realising the failure of the Government to take positive action
regarding the same, the Ganga Raksha Manch has started a signature
campaign for some time now and we will be giving the list
of signatures to the Collectors of the respective districts
who will in turn forward these lists to the Prime Minister’s
Office to show the solidarity of the public with the Ganga
Raksha Manch. |
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