Water Conservation Movement
Key Feature
- Cleaning and Conservation of Water Resources.
- Working on 9 Rivers like Narmada, Banas, Tapti, Shivna, Bagmati, Dohi, Ganga, Gomti, Saryu.
- Rejuvenation of old Ponds and Construction of New Ponds under Shriram Sarovar Scheme.
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Mission & Vision
Cleaning and Conservation of Water Resources.Objective
- A humble attempt to depict the agony of rivers to its alert sons.
- Social awareness for conservation and protection of water resources in the state.
Strategy
Five Efforts - Five Results
Water Purification-Pure Water:- 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 “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 water resources. 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.
- 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
- 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 Yuva Mandals in the villages.
- 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.
- 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.