With a pledge of making our Ganga clean, “Sab ka saath, Ganga saaf”, Atulya Ganga team started its historic Mundaman Parikrama on 16th December 2020 from Prayagraj.
The team is walking along the bank of Ganga and interacting with localites about cleanliness of the river. Atulya Ganga is organizing public meetings at villages to create mass awareness about river pollution. Another team of Atulya Ganga is dedicatedly working on Pollution Index Mapping. They are geo tagging the sources of pollution in the river and measuring pollution in mid-stream. Local people are enthusiastically taking part in measuring pollution by becoming ‘Protector’ of Ganga. Tree plantation program is also being held every day and saplings are being distributed among people to combat carbon footprint. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the team received enormous support from NCC. Cadets participated in relay walking with great gusto.
Atulya Ganga Team
During a brief conversation with Dream Wanderlust, one of the founders of Atulya Ganga, army veteran and ace mountaineer, Gopal Sharma shared his pleasant experience saying, “We are receiving huge support from commoners, everywhere. People are warmly welcoming us and showing interest in saving the Ganges. People are aware of river pollution and truly concerned about it. They are discussing issues regarding pollution with us in public meetings. People are extending support for Atulya Ganga in every means. We have not faced any major difficulty, yet. Everything is going according to plan and all team members are in good health.”
Atulya Ganga team entered West Bengal today, on 14th January 2021. Team will walk through Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 PGS, Kolkata, and South 24 PGS to reach Gangasagar where the Ganga merges into the sea and after changing bank at Gangasagar, they will continue their parikrama along the other bank through Purba Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman and Murshidabad; then they will head towards Jharkhand. Till 21st February, Atulya Ganga team will be in West Bengal. During this period, public meetings will be held as a part of awareness campaign for clean Ganga and pollution will be measured at critical points. Several mountaineering clubs and NGOs in West Bengal have come forward for this noble cause.
Ministry of Jal Shakti (Namami Gange) and Ministry of Tourism have showed their support for this initiative. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering has also joined hands with Atulya Ganga.
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