HARIDWAR, INDIA, May 31, 2016 (Times of India): Scores of writers and activists from across the country will converge in Kolkata on June 1 to embark on a fortnight-long journey to Gangotri, during which they will sensitize people about the plight of the Ganga River and ask them to do their bit to save it from pollution.
To mark the Ganga pakhawara (fortnight) from June 1 to 15, the writers will hold a seminar in Kolkata on June 1 before starting on the 15-day journey to Gangotri, the origin of the Ganga river. The stopovers of the yatra will be at Murshidabad, Bhagalpur, Patna, Allahabad, Kanpur and Kannauj.
Nilay Upadhyaya, one of the organizers, said that the mission to clean Ganga cannot be achieved only through the government efforts. “It will need people’s participation on a massive scale. That is why the group of literary persons, artists, environmentalists and social activists have decided to launch a mass awakening campaign,” he added.