The purity of Ganga is at its precipice. The Holy water has become the carrier of deaths and diseases.
We, Paribesh Poriseba and Dibakar Memorial Explorers' Foundation have taken it upon ourselves to create awareness among the people of this country. Cycling and trekking 2525 kilometers,from Goumukh, Uttarakhand to Gangasagar, West Bengal from the source to the mouth of Ganga, and travelling through 5 States and 34 Districts, we intend to spread awareness against Ganga River Pollution.
The campaign starts from 28th September till 13th November, 2014. This is a campaign with massive amplitude with many supporters and participants across Uttarakhand, Uttarpradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. NGOs, activists, students from schools, colleges and universities will be joining on the way.
The guidance for the program has been given by the following Mentors :
Dr. Kalyan Rudra - River Expert, Member of WBPCB
Ram Chandra Biswas - World Cyclist
Rameshwar Nath Mishra - Writer
Biswajit Mukherjee - Ex Chief Law Officer W.B.P.C.B.
Tridib Basu - Ex Jt. Director (NATMO) National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation
Dr. Kaushik Majumdar - MRCP, FRCP
Dr. Asish Mukhopadhaya -DCH, MD(Psychiatrist) HOD Psychiatric Dept.
National Medical College, Kolkata
Prof. Satyen Jana - Geography and Environmental Science St.Xavier's College, Kolkata
Debraj Dutta - Mountaineer
Dr. Sayantan Bannerjee - Assistant Proffessor,Clinical Microbiology, ESI Medical College, Joka,
Kolkata
Dr. Arnab Chatterjee - Ex. Lecturer Marine Science, University of Western Brittany, France
This is a campaign which is first of its kind, extending 47 days, out of which 36 days will see a Cycle Rally travelling 70 km per day on an average, 2200 km approx in total.
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Email us at contact@poribeshporiseba.org
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ReplyDeleteIt is a selfless and noble activity. More people from educated and elite class should join the forum to educate people living on either side of Ganges which is a lifeline in Northern and Eastern part of India. Kudos
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