MeraPahad Community Of Uttarakhand Lovers

रामगर। 31 दिसंबर को कौसानी और राज्य के अन्य हिस्सों से शुरू हुई नदी बचाओ यात्राओं का उद्देश्य पदयात्रा के बाद हुए विमर्श से उभरे बिंदुओं को सरकार को समक्ष प्रस्तुत करना भी है। सरकार का सामने राज्य की जल नीति घोषित करने, जल संसाधनों पर स्थानीय समुदायों का स्वामित्व स्वीकार करने, पानी बचाने की नीतियां ग्रामीणों के साथ मिलकर बनाने, नदियों के उद्गग स्थलों पर किसी भी तरह की छेड़छाड़ न होने देने जैसे दर्जनभर मुद्दे यात्रा के बाद रखे जाने है।

सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता राधा बहन का कहना है कि सूख रही वर्षा पोषित नदियों के पुनर्जीवन के लिए प्राकृतिक संसाधन प्रबंधन के कार्यक्रम घोषित होने चाहिए। उनका कहना था कि सरकारे जनता को विश्वास में लेकर जल संवर्धन नीतियां बनाएं और जनता भी एकमत होकर नदियां बचाने को सामने आएं। नदी बचाओ यात्रा का यह मकसद है। 16,17 को नदियां बचाओ यात्रा के विभिन्न दल यहां पहुंचेंगे।

I there is need of saving the river otherwise water crisises will raise in coming future.

New year to kick off with Save River Campaign
 
Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Abhiyan (Uttarakhand Save Rivers Campaign) will begin in the State from January 1. The campaign is a joint effort of various social organisations working in Uttarakhand.

Announcing the launch of the campaign in Dehradun here on Tuesday, convener of the campaign Shamsher Singh Bisht said that major rivers such as Ganga and Yamuna had their origins in Uttarakhand and thus such a campaign had greater relevance for the State.


He revealed that rallies would be organised at areas lying along the banks of all the 10 rivers of Uttarakhand.


He alleged that the practice of wrong policies on the part of the Governments was leading to constructions of dams on the major rivers of the State.


He said that such dams were only posing restrictions to the flow of river Ganga and also posing a threat to the settlements along its course. Bisht said that the commercialisation of river water was not in the interests of the nation.


"The growing pollution in rivers of Uttarakhand is a big concern for the environmentalists and the people", Bisht said.


He said that the year 2008 had been declared as a Save River Year under the Uttarakhand Save Rivers Campaign.


Bisht said the campaign would also focus on the prevention of pollution in the rivers.

 
   
SOURCE : The Pioneer, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 
 

NEW DELHI: Global warming, climate change and environmental degradation are terms experts discuss on international fora. Women in Almora district of Uttarakhand may not be able to give the meaning of these words, but can tell you what they have done to preserve the environment, increase the water table and prevent deforestation.

Magistrate order


It was in 2003 that the District Magistrate declared that water from the Kosi river could not be used for irrigation, as it had to be pumped to provide drinking water to the city. The police were deployed along the river to implement the order.

At the same time, a Kumaon University survey said the flow of water in the Kosi fell from 985 litres per second to 85 litres between 1992 and 2003. If nothing was done, the river would dry up in 10 years. The non-glacial rivers in Uttarakhand also indicated a reduced flow, thanks to environmental degradation — cutting of forests and drying up of waterbodies due to increased withdrawals — and construction of hydro power projects.

This raised an among the people living along the Kosi, and the Laxmi Ashram, working in the area for 60 years for the education of girls, took up the challenge. In a bid to restore environment, its activist Basanti Behn worked with women at Luisal, Channi Bijoria, Kaphari and other villages in the Borara Valley, organising them into mahila sangathans.

In the next five years, the trees started regenerating naturally, denuded forests became green again and the water levels went up. Soon, 60 villages joined the movement to manage the forest on their own.

To give a further boost to the movement, activists of the Laxmi Ashram took out a week-long padayatra in May 2007 from the Pinnath forest, source of the Kosi, covering Someshwar, Mansa Nala and the Lodh Valley, says Radha Behn, chairperson of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, who has been and associated with the Ashram for 57 years now.

The Ashram then decided to involve other organisations to save not only the Kosi but also all other rivers in Uttarakhand, receiving spontaneous response from civil society groups and institutional organisations.

The Ashram organised simultaneous padayatras along the 14 rivers between January 1 and 15 and decided to observe an annual ‘River Day’ when people will work for conservation of rivers, clean them and plant saplings along the banks. The year 2008 was declared the “Save the Rivers Year.” Ms. Radha Behn, who initiated the programme, was elected its coordinator.

The campaigners have decided to meet the Chief Minister to work together on the initiative.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/27/stories/2008012753880800.htm

waaah Girda as usual is superb,,,,sat-sat naman hai aur salute hai un sabhi andolan kariyon ko jo apni dev-bhumi ke liye ye sab kar rahe hain..
kuch mi lai likhnu pai 1-2 line
             यो म्योर पहाड़ कें कैकी नजर लागी, कैकी लागी गाई
तयार या आपण ...या  फीर  सरकारक  खोलू आँख
                नोऊ सुख, कुल सुख, गाध्यार और सीर लै हराई 

यां सबै अंध है गीन !!!     या मैकाणी सुखी-सुखी जै लागु !!!

गंगा यमुना बन बे जो  पुर देश को पीवु पाणी
 सीर और कल्माठ सुखा  रोंने-रोंने सुखी वी पराणी 

पै के चै राछा ...... >>>

जादीन जेबन २० रुपे नि हाल उदीन तीसल मर जाला
आपण हकअ लिजी अब कदीन आवाज उठाला ...

पहाड़ए ठंडो पाणी की याद मैं ,,,
संजू-पहाड़ी