Indian Wildlife Club Forum

Yamuna is in danger and no single organization or person can handle 
this. Everybody in Delhi has to come together to tackle its problems. 
Instead of laying a concrete jungle, we should build a natural jungle of 
10,000 hectares on the flood plain of the river. The people should help 
in reviving recharge structures and distributaries of the river. The 
Ridge should be declared as a recharge zone and the baolis and talaabs 
that existed there should be restored. The ghats on the Yamuna should 
also be restored. 

The Jal Satyagraha 2007 was also launched at the event. It aims to raise 
awareness among school and college children. It will create awareness in 
both rural and urban India on the optimal use of water and need to 
recharge to groundwater. The Satyagraha will work with media to raise 
public awareness on water-related issues. It will advocate water as a 
basic human right and hold camps in different states. The campaign will 
also discourage people from using bottled water and drinking soft 
drinks. Lastly, it will work to stop the privatization of rivers and 
other water sources. 

Source:owsa@oneworld.net