Har Nandi Prahari Samman – Honouring the Unsung

 

On the same evening, 35 citizens were conferred with the Har Nandi Prahari Samman (Guardian of the River Award).

Awardees included:

• Environmental lawyers Akash Vashisht and Sudip Sahu
   
• GIS analyst Dr. Umar Saif
   
• Women composting champions from Muradnagar
   
• Teachers who incorporated river studies into their curriculum
   
• Journalists who exposed encroachment rackets
   
• Villagers from Baraut who voluntarily cleaned river stretches
   

Their stories, read aloud during the felicitation, inspired the audience to realize that activism begins at home.

 

Submitting the Vision – Public to Policy

On April 17, a team from Utthan Samiti formally handed over the White Paper to the District Magistrate of Ghaziabad. The dossier was also submitted digitally to:

• Chief Minister’s Office, Lucknow
   
• Ministry of Jal Shakti
   
• Central Pollution Control Board
   
• Ganga Rejuvenation Cell
   
• Yamuna Monitoring Authority
   

“We’ve moved from despair to design,” said Satendra Singh. “Now we need duty.”