Clean Ganga activist taken to AIIMS

Rishikesh, October 17 

Clean Ganga activist Sant Gopaldas, who has been fasting for the conservation of the river since June 24, was admitted to AIIMS for the second time in the last one week on Wednesday.

Gopaldas (36) was brought to the institute from Matrisadan, Haridwar, in the evening and admitted to the trauma ward, AIIMS PRO Harish Thapaliyal said.

On October 13, Gopaldas had been admitted to the premier hospital after he stopped taking water. After a two-day stay at AIIMS, Gopaldas was discharged on October 15.

Gopaldas had began his fast against mining on the Ganga riverbed on June 24 at the Triveni and Bag ghats. — PTI