.:: Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan (Divine India Youth Association)

Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan

Key Feature

Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan : Initiated on 20.04.2013, this long term project for cleaning of Holy Ganga is divided into five phases.
Keeping in view the diversity and to maintain continuity, the campaign has been divided in five stages-
Survey-Detailed survey from Gomukh to Gangasagar
Ganga Samvad”-(Plight of Ganga)-to be held at the cities and villages situated on banks.
“Ganga Amrit Kumbh” public awareness Campaign(Foot march for awareness, cleanliness, green cover, and tree plantation)
Cooperation movement- For People’s Cooperation in following rules and law.
Continuous efforts for purification and conservation with in a time frame of 10 years.

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Mission & Vision

Ever Flowing Pure Ganga

Objective

Water is the life-Hence an organized effort to for purity of water and conservation of its bio-diversity.
Lok mata Jahnvi- Ganga is Lokmata, so this is to remind and its sons about their duty towards their mother and to encourage them to carry it out.
Shrotasmasmi Jahnvi-All water sources in the country are Ganga, so this compaign is to be enlarged to cover all of them.
The spirit of “Hum Badlenge,Yug Badlega” is to be inculcated and made participatory among the public at personal level.
Green Cover-Efforts for conservation of environment by dense afforestation in the Ganga region.

Our Concept

Ganga is not merely a river; it is the lifeline of India. Ganga is the pious flow of Indian Culture, Civilization, Philosophy and spiritualism put together. Ganga covers almost half of India and inculcates Godliness amongst people, imbibes culture in each house, grants divinity to its banks and showers bounties before it confers greatness to the sea by joining it. It has been a witness to the origin and development of “Dev Sanskriti” right through its journey from the womb of Himalayas up to its confluence with the sea.
In the present context, it is a matter of grave concern that for the sake of our selfish ends and for blind development, this life line river has been brought virtually to the dead stage. In a Country where oath is taken in the name of Ganga to prove the truth, and a few drops of its water help achieve salvation, we have rendered its water unsuitable for bathing and drinking. Still the affectionate mother Ganga is blessing us by continually flowing, without seeking anything in return. Mother is performing her duty, but what, we her sons, are giving back in return to her? It was our duty to give respect and honour to this river but instead we are throwing our city waste, industrial waste, dirty nala water and dead bodies etc, as if it is a waste bin and not a river. The misbehavior with the mother of our Civilization has become unbearable now. “Akhil Vishv Gayatri Parivar” has launched a country wide Campaign called –“Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan” due to the hurt caused by such actions of ours.

WorkPlan

FIVE Regions of Mother Ganga-

For the success of the campaign,the entire stretch of 2525 Km of Ganga has been divided in to Five regions as given below-

Bhagirathi Region-Gomukh to Haridwar
Vishvamitra Region-Haridwar to Kanpur
Bhardwaj Region-Kanpur to Benaras
Gautam Region-Benaras to Sultanganj
Ramkrishna Region-Sultanganj to Gangasagar

FIVE stages of the Campaign-

Keeping in view the diversity and to maintain continuity, the campaign has been divided in five stages-

First-Survey-Detailed survey from Gomukh to Gangasagar
Second-”Ganga Samvad”-(Plight of Ganga)-to be held at the cities and villages situated on banks.
Third- “Ganga Amrit Kumbh” public awareness Campaign(Foot march for awareness, cleanliness, green cover, and tree plantation)
Fourth- Cooperation movement- For People’s Cooperation in following rules and law.
Five-Continuous efforts for purification and conservation for Ten years-Devotion

Strategy

Five Efforts - Five Results

Water Purification-Nirmal Gangajal:- To inspire people for maintaining purity of water.

Ban on immersion of “Nirmalya” (Stale offered flowers) and to popularize use of waste bins.
Stop use of soap/shampoo
Ban on immersion of Plaster Of Paris idols and construction of “Ganga Kund” on the banks for this purpose.
Ban on discharge of sewage from cities, ashrams, and villages. (Treatment tanks for partial purification of water-settling tank).Construction of Septic tank and soak pits.
Creating awareness among industrialists to stop discharge of industrial water in Ganga. Agitation for ban by Government.
By sample testing of water, the people to be made aware about contamination. Public awareness programmes like Film shows, Poster, Wall writing, distribution of pamphlets, Exhibition, Street plays, public meetings for environment protection. Formation of Ganga Sevak Mandal.

Cleanliness at Banks-Green and Clean Banks:- Regular cleaning of river banks/Ghats, construction of toilets and dense afforestation on the banks with people’s participation.

Ban on open defecation on bank sand construction of “Sulabh” toilets(with Government, Institutional cooperation)
Arrangement for regular cleaning
Cleanliness programmes on the Ghats
Repair of Banks
Tree Plantation on the banks-Triveni, Panchvati tree plantation in the temple located on the banks
Increasing Green cover(Dense afforestation in flood prone areas)
Crematoriums to be located at a distance from the banks.
Ban on mining and construction in the river bed
Prohibition on use of polythene and intoxication.
Construction of dustbins/vermin culture pits.
Use of brooms/ponchha instead of water for cleaning the banks
Appeal to Priests for purification and their participation as protector of pilgrim centers/ messenger for this cause
Ganga Volunteer Sena-Protection of river banks, service and maintenance.

Purification of Villages at the river bank-Ideal Village Pilgrim Centre:- Cow centric rejuvenation of agriculture in the villages situated at the river banks and efforts to make clean, healthy, addiction free, literate, self-reliant villages.

Discouragement of chemical based agriculture
Encouraging cow –centric agriculture and animal husbandary
Arrangement of water for domestic use, Construction of septic tank and soak pit.
Tree plantation on the river banks.
Village free from addiction, clean, healthy, literate, cultured, self-reliant and full of service & cooperation.
To encourage programmes for converting wastage in to Gold
Exhibition and film shows
Formation of Ganga Sevak Mandals in the villages.

True Pilgrimage - Protection of Sanctity of the Pilgrim Centre: - Efforts to connect thousands of pilgrims with this campaign and to make them participants as messengers in propagating this message to the people at large.

During festivals the pilgrims to be contacted through distribution of pamphlets, Misc. for public awareness.
Creating public awareness on Holy dip days for cleaning on the next day.
To seek cooperation of people in the campaign.
Cooperation in de-addiction and wall writing
Pilgrimage why and when? Workshop and meetings to be held.

Managing polluted water source-Pure and ever flowing Ganga:- It is not possible to make Ganga clean unless the water sources of its tributaries are totally purified. Therefore it is important to organize small campaigns at regional level on the tributaries of Ganga.

Purification of nearby source of water for the tributaries by “Bhagirathi Jalabhishek”.
Use of Right to Information (RTI) and Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
To keep in progress all efforts with full devotion and vigor for Ten years so that these works form habit of the people at large.

An Appeal

Personal appeal to Ganga Putras

Think II Understand II And act appropriately

Do not

Throw domestic waste including stale offered flowers in Ganga
Use polythene on river bank
Use soap for bathing and washing cloth on the Ghat.
Throw Gutka and/or shampoo pouch
Defecate on banks and Ghats
Immerse idols made of Plaster Of Paris and painted with poisonous colors.
Use pesticide and chemical fertilizers in agri-fields situated near river banks
Discharge sewage water in the Ganga
Allow discharge of industrial and city waste – poisonous water
Perform “ Deep daan” in plastic containers
Consign dead bodies of animal ,human beings, half burnt bodies to Ganga

Do’s

Convert stale offered flowers and other Poojan material to manure.
Use paper instead of polythene.
Use toilets for natures call
Install only Eco-friendly idols.
Substitute chemical fertilizers & pesticides with the one made out of cow dung, cow urine and vermin culture
Construct soak pit for dirty water.

If we do not get awakened now then separation from mother Ganga is going to cost us dearly

Mother Ganga is pitiful and is bearing the onslaught but due to her sorrow nature is getting angry. It is in our interest that before it is too late and we face the fury of nature, we get awakened as a good son carry out our duty towards our mother.

Sankalp (Pledge to Ganga)

Let us take pledge in the name of Ganga that-

We will not pollute Ganga through our house, city, villages, institutions, Ashrams and will not allow others also to do it.The water polluted by us will be purified.We will return purity of divine Ganga