Elderly man goes on fast : The Tribune India

Elderly man goes on fast

DEHRADUN:Octogenarian GD Agarwal, known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanan, on Friday launched an indefinite fast at Matra Sadan, Haridwar, seeking the intervention of the Prime Minister and the Union Water Resources Minister in saving the Ganga.



Jotirmay Thapliyal

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, June 22

Octogenarian GD Agarwal, known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanan, on Friday launched an indefinite fast at Matra Sadan, Haridwar, seeking the intervention of the Prime Minister and the Union Water Resources Minister in saving the Ganga.

He is demanding that work on the Vishnugad Pipalkoti, Singoli Bhawari and Phata Byung hydroelectric projects be stopped, the passing of the Draft Ganga Protection Act and the creation of a national Ganga follower committee, whose permission will be necessary before initiating any work in the vicinity of the river.

He alleged that the Central Government’s Namami Gange project had failed to check the flow of drains into the Ganga. 

Top News

Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi likely to move court against conviction on Monday

Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi likely to move court against conviction on Monday

Gandhi was convicted on March 23 in the defamation case for ...

Bihar Police arrest 27 in Nalanda, 18 in Sasaram in connection with Ram Navami violence

Bihar Police arrest 27 in Nalanda, 18 in Sasaram in connection with Ram Navami violence

Situation in Sasaram and Biharsharif normal, say police

Amit Shah’s visit to Sashastra Seema Bal’s Patna Frontier cancelled

Amit Shah's visit to Sashastra Seema Bal's Patna Frontier cancelled

Notably, Shah’s tour of Sasaram in Rohtas district has been ...

Untimely rains, hailstorm hit wheat crop over 5.23 lakh hectare; farmers stare at yield loss

Untimely rains, hailstorm hit wheat crop over 5.23 lakh hectare; farmers stare at yield loss

The untimely rains are expected to continue for a few more d...

Indian cricket legend Salim Durani dies at 88 in Gujarat’s Jamnagar

Indian cricket legend Salim Durani dies at 88; tributes pour in

The Kabul-born Durani played 29 Tests for India


Cities

View All