Indian Environmental Activist G D Agarwal passes away fasting for saving Ganga

These #martyrs of a lost cause, fighting #battles with #science and #religious sentiment together , against an obdurate and entrenched #bureaucracy, #politicians with double speak, a people resigned and full of indifference and apathy, dreaming of a clean and free flowing #river, was the stuff of legend.

Indian Cities need to have River Pollution Abatement Plans and Task Forces

Cities need to increase treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater discharged into freshwater bodies by at least 50 per cent by 2030. Ever since the new government at centre came to power, the name of the Ministry of Water Resources was changed to give special emphasis to Ganga,… Continue reading Indian Cities need to have River Pollution Abatement Plans and Task Forces

Farakka Refugees: Walking along Ganga from Gangasagar to Gaumukh

Siddharth Agarwal  The article presents a personal narrative of the rivers and their people, focused on the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, India aimed at developing a meaningful conversation and inclusive action by government, NGOs and citizen action groups. The monsoons had begun their annual ritual about the same time I found myself bereft of my… Continue reading Farakka Refugees: Walking along Ganga from Gangasagar to Gaumukh