India News: Rampant mining in the Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries is robbing these rivers of ‘river bed material’ (RBM), which can lead to flash floods, exper.
Not far from millions of Kumbh Mela pilgrims, two Hindu monks are on a hunger strike to save Ganga
The monks are protesting sand mining and the construction of dams and barrages on the river and its tributaries. Devotees on the banks of Ganga during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar. | Prakash Singh / AFP
Millions of Hindu pilgrims have taken a dip in the holy Ganga in the past month, and millions more are expected in Haridwar, Uttarakhand for the next big dates of the Kumbh Mela festival – April 12, April 14 and April 27. Yet out of sight of the pilgrims, two Hindu monks are on hunger strike in an attempt to protect the holy, but increasingly threatened, river.
Medha Patkar Extends Support to Matri Sadan Seer on Fast to Save the Ganga If this government is committed towards saving the Ganga, then it should first save Atmabodhanand who is fasting for so many days to protect the river and its entire eco-system.
Shivanand Saraswati, founder president of Matri Sadan. Photo: Dheeraj Mishra
Government15/Mar/2021
New Delhi: Rights activist Medha Patkar, one of the founders of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, has extended her support to the seers at Matri Sadan ashram in Haridwar who have been campaigning to save the Ganga river.
One of the seers, Brahamchari Atmabodhanand, has been on a fast since February 23. Initially, he was relying on water, salt, honey and lemon intake, but intensified his struggle one week ago by giving up those as well. As his health deteriorated on Saturday, the Uttarakhand administration took him for a medical check-up and said he would be taken to AIIMS in Delhi if required. Matri Sadan founder Shivanand Saraswati sat