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Activities during 2008
Tarun Bharat Sangh and Jal Biradari had an eventful year 2008. Here are the programmes conducted during the year.
Jal Kumbh on 2-3 October 2008 at Bhikampura. Read the full report (Hindi)
River Sanrakshan Satyagraha 2008
Tarun Bharat Sangh and Jal Bhagirathi have launched a national campaign to mark 2998 as the year of River Sanrakshan. From 1 January to 31 March, they ran a series of campaigns to link people with rivers and study rivers in 22 states. Local people and NGOs organized these meetings. From 1 April, they started another series of dialogues with state governments, panchayats and municipalities to reduce pollution, exploitation and encroachment of rivers. They have also worked with PRI representatives to involve them in river sanrakshan. Read more >>
They have drafted this letter to the Prime Minister. Read more >>
The Satyagraha members raised the following charter of demands (Hindi) and English.
We organised a series of meetings with religious heads. They represented Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism. We wanted these prominent people to take back the message of the importance of water to their respective communities. You can read the appeal from Swami Roopanand Saraswati here >>.
Prof G D Agarwal issued a report entitled Ganga Gyan Ayog. This presents the views of the seven member team, committed to preserving the Ganga as a living river. The representation was submitted to the government of India. You can read about it here in Hindi >>and here in English.
Rajendra Singh
Prof. M S Rathore
Prof G D Agarwal's Fast Unto Death against projects on Bhagirathi
Noted environmentalist G D Agarwal has announced a fast unto death against five dams proposed on the Bhagirathi river. To support his protest, a public meeting to save the River Ganga was organized in New Delhi addressed by Sunita Narain, Rajendra Singh, Ravi Chopra, M C Mehta, Anupam Mishra, Dunu Roy and Rajendra Prasad. The speakers emphasized the Ganga’s special qualities and its importance in the Indian ethos. They called on the government to reconsider its decision to allow the dams and preserve the river from its source in Gomukh to Dharasu, a distance of 125 km. A minimum flow of 60-70 per cent should be maintained, they said. The need for energy was because of rapid urbanization and industrialization, that called for a rethink of India’s development paradigm, the speakers said. You can read more about the proposed projects here. Read more >>
