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Page 1 of 5 WWD2013 Ganges River Trash Cleanup Activity, Rishikesh, India The value and importance of the Ganges River cleanup activities in Rishikesh are well beyond simple awareness. The special attention of the group in cleaning up a “basin” next to the River shows the dedication, love, and care for the River by the participants. A short report with pictures provided below. Location: Ganges River, Rishikesh, Uttarkhand, India Date: March 21 st and 24th, 2013 Length of the River Bank – 250 meters –with local community Trash volume – 30 bags – 300 Kgs. See Pictures of the local enthusiasts and others, who joined the cleanup effort, below. Total Numbers of volunteers-60 The event was primarily coordinated by Swami Amritarupananda and Jittender Kumar of the Clean Himalaya Society. A short report from Swami Amritarupanandaji below captures the event summaries succinctly. WWD2013 Rishikesh – Trash cleanup from the Ganges (Ganga) River bank ——————————————————————————————————
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WWD2013 Ganges River Trash Cleanup
Activity, Rishikesh, India
The value and importance of the Ganges River cleanup activities in Rishikesh are well beyond simple awareness. The special attention of the group in cleaning up a “basin” next to the River shows the dedication, love, and care for the River by the participants. A short report with pictures provided below.
Location: Ganges River, Rishikesh, Uttarkhand, India
Date: March 21st and 24th, 2013
Length of the River Bank – 250 meters –with local community
Trash volume – 30 bags – 300 Kgs.
See Pictures of the local enthusiasts and others, who joined the cleanup effort, below.
Total Numbers of volunteers-60 The event was primarily coordinated by Swami Amritarupananda and Jittender Kumar of the Clean Himalaya Society. A short report from Swami Amritarupanandaji below captures the event summaries succinctly.
WWD2013 Rishikesh – Trash cleanup from the Ganges (Ganga) River bank ——————————————————————————————————
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Report from our coordinator, Swami Amritarupananda “.. describing the activities we dedicated to Rivers of the World Thursday, March 21st and Sunday, March 24th.
The Clean Himalaya Society dedicated its weekly Thursday morning and Sunday morning volunteer-cum-worker clean-up to the Rivers of The World. The Thursday group included some Western volunteers, children, local volunteers and Clean Himalaya workers. We included not only our regular clean-up along the Ganga, but also cleaned a "basin" next to the Ganga that fills with water during monsoon. Often a lot garbage is thrown into this basin, so if it is not regularly kept clean the garbage will pour into the Ganga during monsoon if the river is in high flood.
The Sunday group included students of the Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy at Sivananda Ashram. This group continued the cleaning along the river where the Thursday group left off. A second group--consisting of Western volunteers, Clean Himalaya workers and Academy students--also cleaned the village area of Tapovan on Sunday morning. This is also done regularly as not only do we feel it is important to keep the sacred Himalayan hills clean, but when the area is so close to the Ganga, garbage dumped anywhere sooner or later finds its way through drains or ravines to the river itself.”
After the cleanup was over, the local municipal garbage truck supported the event by picking up the collected trash. A few pictures from the activity are provided below:
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WWD2013 Rishikesh – Trash cleanup of the small “basin” near Ganges river ——————————————————————————————————
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WWD2013 Rishikesh – Trash cleanup by a participant visiting from the west. ——————————————————————————————————
WWD2013 Rishikesh –Trash cleanup – local municipal garbage truck supported the event. —————————————————————————————————-------—
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WWD2013 - Ganges River, Rishikesh, India. Participants with Rivers of the World coordinator Swami Amritarupananda (center in Orange dress)
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