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Wake Up Call India - Rehabilitation of the Yamuna |
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GREEN THE GENE'S - Wake up Call India Under the campaign -- Wake Up Call -- youngsters from around 80 countries called on their political and business leaders to ?wake up? and take action on issues relevant in their respective countries. Their demands were specific, straightforward, achievable and related to jobs, a cleaner environment, political accountability, better healthcare, education and equality for all. The Indian campaign dealt with the issue of cleanliness of river Yamuna. About 200 youngsters from India signed an online petition asking the Ministry of Water Resources to take significant and effective steps to clean, rehabilitate and preserve Yamuna--a lifeline to 57 million people of the country. The campaign was organised under the banner of Green the Gene, an organisation working for environment related issues. Before the campaign kick-started, a series of events like rock concerts and workshops were organised in universities and schools to mobilise the youth of the country. These events were attended by almost 2,000 students and youngsters from all over the country. Shivendra Mishra, a participant and co-founder of Green the Gene says, ?Gone are the days when we could sit and debate on issues, now is the time to act. As part of the timeless Indian Civilization, the river Yamuna, other than being a traditional water resource, is also a cultural icon and is worshiped as a goddess in Indian Culture. It is common knowledge and even several Indian Government Bodies acknowledge that the river is almost dead with fatal pollution loads and lack of Natural Fresh Waters to dilute it. Indian Government?s own reports claim that there is not a drop of natural river water on the River bed in Delhi and beyond. No amount of treatment can bring the qualities of Fresh natural water in a river. The river is almost dead and it is high time that stern actions are taken to restore it.? The petition demanded the enforcement of stricter guidelines to rehabilitate and preserve the river. ?Global political and corporate leaders need to listen to our demands and work to address the problems we raise so that this campaign can deliver real action for real change. The issue is vital because millions of people depend on the river directly or indirectly but despite so many programmes, the river is still as polluted as it was 15 years ago.? Delhi's Yamuna river has been described as "a putrid ribbon of black sludge" where faecal bacteria has reached above safety limits despite a 15-year-old programme to address the problem. We call upon the Ministry of Water Resources to clean, rehabilitate and preserve the sacred, vital yet highly polluted river.? This campaign helped bring about a lot of positive change and is an effort in the direction of mobilizing youth to work for this cause. Green the Gene's Wake up Call India attracted a lot of media attention including making front page news of one of India's most circulated newspapers. To support the movement and be part of the change, sign the petition here. For more information, feel free to visit our website.     |
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Yes, let's go to sign the petition, it's really easy. Just e-mail address and name ;^) http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/WUCindia
Posted 12-03-2012 13:40
Thanks a lot, do spread it. Numbers will really make a difference.
Posted 11-03-2012 16:13
Hi Madhav! Very informative article!
Posted 11-03-2012 02:22
Do not forget to sign the petition at http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/WUCindia and be instrumental in bringing important change to the society we live in.
For more information please visit www.greenthegene.co.nr
Posted 10-03-2012 23:50