Pune citizens’ group to conduct 3 day campaign to create awareness about Rights of Rivers amongst citizens
Pune citizens’ group to conduct 3 day campaign to create awareness about Rights of Rivers amongst citizens
Pune River Revival, a Pune-based citizens group, will conduct a 3-day campaign called ‘Rights of Rivers, My Responsibility’ from 26th-28th January to create awareness about rivers amongst citizens.
As per further information from Pune River Revival, 26 January is India’s republic day – a day to celebrate India’s constitution. We are one of the few countries in the world where the Constitution acknowledges that clean and safe natural environment is a part of the right to life of the citizens and maintaining the same is also a duty of the citizens.
In view of this, Pune River Revival [PRR], an association of 60+ organisations and individuals who have come together for ecological rejuvenation of rivers in Pune, will be launching the Rights of Rivers Campaign for the 7 rivers in namely Mula, Mutha, Ramnadi, Pawana, Indrayani, Bhama and Bhima rivers. The campaign is for 3 days from 26th January to 28th January 2024.
The campaign will be collectively executed by Jeevitnadi, NAPM, Jalbiradari, Jaldindi Pratisthan, Namami Indrayani Pratisthan, Shri Alandi Dham Seva Samiti, Manharsh Foundation, Ranjai, Rotary Club of Walhekarwadi, Nisargsevak, Sajag Nagrik Manch and many more organizations.
International River Expert Parineeta Dandekar will inaugurate the campaign on 26th January. Waterman of India Rajendra Singh will be the Chief Guest for the concluding ceremony on 28th January. RJ Sangram will be the guest of honour and will be interacting with the youths on all 3 days.
The ultimate goal of the campaign is to create awareness in the masses as well as government bodies to have natural free flowing clean rivers which are sewage and pollution free. Water samples will be collected at all the locations on the 7 rivers where the campaign will be executed.
As clean and living water bodies will be the key to food security as well as urban sustainability in the face of climate change and ecological degradation in the coming decades, different schools and colleges are being approached to encourage the youth to participate in the campaign for safeguarding their own future.
The activities planned by PRR are:
1. Celebrating completion of 700 days of chain fasting by Pune citizens for right of rivers through 24 hr mass fasting at specific locations on all the 7 rivers.
2. Partial fasting (for example – skip a meal) by individuals and groups to support the chain fasting movement.
Activities on the river side:
Clean ups, Selfies and vlogs, Street play and/or other type of art displays, etc. To encourage the youth, “Selfie with the River” competition is organised.
To know more about the campaign and to participate in it please join the WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BZbjrAOXvAdFBKApmBkNci
For further details, people can contact either Santosh: 73501 05500 or Sandhya: 93701 49027
Shreyas Vange
