Save Ganga, Save Environment, Save Our Heritage

WE REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TO IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHICH ARE INDISPENSABLE FOR PRESERVING THE GANGA.

1. The need to recognize that the Ganga is an invaluable and unique heritage handed down to us from our forefathers, making it our responsibility to preserve her flow and purity and hand it down in the same undistorted, undiluted, free-flowing, natural course that is her original path without any diversions or distortions or degradation.

2. To stop completely and without any delay the Loharinag-Pala project.

3. To suspend on a permanent basis the Bharionghati 1 and 2, and Pala Maneri projects.

4. Any compromise with the ongoing project of Loharinag-Pala in terms of Environmental flow is unacceptable as any diversion of the Ganga flow into tunnel is not acceptable. It is to be noted that the long term destructive and polluting process of construction itself would not be reduced by suggesting that a minimum environmental flow to be left in the river is a sufficient solution.

5. To release at once atleast 50\% of the water in hydro-projects already constructed from Gangotri to Rishikesh and finally in phases to decommission all existent hydro-projects on the Ganga.

6. To decommission dams that are not functioning to full capacity i.e. Maneri Bhali 1 that is producing even less than 50\% of its 90MW capacity since the last 10 years. This dam causes 13 km of the Ganga bed to remain virtually dry.

7. To maintain her original course and flow from her origin at Gaumukh to Gangasagar and to maintain the sanctity of her banks and the culture and traditions attached to it.

8. To make any diversion, obstruction or retention of her flow and pollution of her waters an offence under law.

9. To recognize and take pride in the fact that she is unique, special and the majestic living symbol of one of the most ancient civilizations on the planet and hence to let the principle of no compromise be our guiding light.