| S.No |
Name |
Email |
Comment |
| 1 |
Sushanto |
sushanto.bhattacharya@gmail.com |
I support the movement |
| 2 |
Dr. Mark Chernaik |
mark@elaw.org |
I have evaluated the environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for the proposed hydroelectric projects and they are disgraceful; they totally lack information about how the projects would impact the environment. The Government should overturn the grants of clearance that were based on these inadequate EIAs. |
| 3 |
Pravar Sharma |
pravar123@gmail.com |
I respectfully demand that the Government of India and the Government of Uttarakhand take immediate steps to free this holy and majestic river from bondage, ensure the uninterrupted flow of the holy river from Gangotri to Dharasu (Uttarkashi), and conserve the heritage of India.
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| 4 |
P.M.Belliappa IAS (Retd) |
pmb@vsnl.com |
Before embarking on this project, every effort should be made to tap the hydro-electric potential of this country at many other suitable locations.
Touching the Ganga should be the very last option and perhaps may never be necessary if other sources are tapped. |
| 5 |
Glenn Gillis |
pacoverde@gmail.com |
The Ganges is a treasure to both India and the rest of the world; once its beauty is gone, it will never return. Please consider this petition to protect the holy Ganges.
--
Glenn Gillis
Eugene, OR
United States |
| 6 |
Pavitra Singh |
pavitra20042004@gmail.com |
Bhagwan uttakhand ke Chief minister aur hamare desh ke Prime Minister ko sadbudhhi de jo PAISO ke Lalach me maa ka sauda kar rahe hain.Bhagwan Bhagirathi tulya GD Sir ki raksha kare. HARI OM |
| 7 |
Nouman Jamali |
noumanjamali@yahoo.com |
I am proud of what Prof. G.D.Agarwal is committed to and wish to be a part of it. I hope that whole of the Indian nation will take the same stand as taken by the Learned Professor.
This is a high time to preserve what nature has bestowed us. We have already lost or destroyed what God has bestowed us. The Prime Minister of India has now more responsibilites on his shoulders.
I appeal the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India (after in consultation with cabinet and religious scholors)to personally interfere in the matter.
He must satisfy the nation about the intentions of his cabinet in constructing this dam on River Ganges.
I Humbly pray that this project may kindly be cancelled as it is against the public belief and policy. So that your actions may protect the faith of millions, protect the nature, its sanctity,its purity, its sustainability for the next generation to come and above all the right of every person (citizen or foreigner) to enjoy its belief.
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| 8 |
Dhaval Patel |
info@vncindia.org |
Please stop this reckless un civilised destruction Ganga has our lives for thousands of years, this "Development" will deprive us of its benifits forever. |
| 9 |
Professor R. K. Kohli |
rkkohli45@gmail.com |
If the government of India and the state governments keep shutting their eyes, the ecological disaster from their action cannot be checked. On one hand we are party to the Biodiversity convention and spending funds to educate the masses on the significance of biodiversity conservation, while on the other in the name of development we are bent upon bringing not only the biodiversity loss but more importantly the consequential Ecological Disaster for the region and the country. Such double standards of the governments seem visible to the public.
It is high time that the Governments get woken and save the rights of the posterity.
As a senior accredited Ecologist, I request all those who matter to stop the action immediately and responder the issue from the environmental prospective and without any ego.
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| 10 |
Dunu Roy |
qadeeroy@gmail.com |
I fully support the arguments for preserving ALL rivers |
| 11 |
Dr. Vinish Kathuria |
vinish67@yahoo.com |
My petition is in the form of two wishes: 1) Our planners understand few simple terms: a) growth vs. development; b) sustainable growth; c) value of biodiversity and heritage.
2) Those who advocate such mega projects also should experience the trauma of relocation in near future. |
| 12 |
AP Srivastava |
aps30149@hotmail.com |
In the greed to tap every watt of hydro energy and diverting ganges water for the benefit of a few, the governments have shown little regards to the deep faith of Indian people and their religious sentiments attached to this holy river.
We have our identity from this river..."HUM UUS DESH KE WAASI HAIN JIS DESH MEIN GANGA BAHTI HAIN"
We had rishi Bhagirathi who brought Gangaji on earth. Now we need another Bhagirathi for keeping the Ganges alive and flowing. I appeal all to extend helping hand to Dr GD Agrawal, Bhagirathi of the present times. |
| 13 |
David Hopkins |
davidhopkins2457@yahoo.co.uk |
In our shortsighted desire to exploit the Himalayan rivers for the HEP potential, let us not lose sight of their longterm role in maintaining environmental and ecological balance. Their longterm importance far outweighs any short-term benefits that they might offer for generation of electrical power. |
| 14 |
Gourishyam Panda,Sonepur,Orissa |
gourishyampanda@hotmail.com |
I support the cause. |
| 15 |
Tejas Joshi |
tejascjoshi@rediffmail.com |
Pls save ganga its india's pride |
| 16 |
Meesha |
mishatandon@yahoo.com |
Why can India not go for 100s of small hydro projects which are less injurious to the environment rather than going for such big hydro projects |
| 17 |
dipen ghelani |
dipenghelani3334@gmail.com |
pls save BHAGIRATHI-GANGA |
| 18 |
Rahul Dewan |
danceofshiva@gmail.com |
Please stop damming the Ganga! Build the political will to tap, Wind, Solar, and Tidal - we have a LOT of all these. Build small chakka dams if you will to, but not these massive dams.
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| 19 |
Lakshit Seth |
lakshitseth@yahoo.com |
It's high time that we did something to save the Bhagirathi and hence Ganga, which is the lifeline of millions of people that it feeds, right from Gaumukh to West Bengal. |
| 20 |
Mathre Rangarajan |
rangajan@gmail.com |
This is a Worthy cause - The Holy river Ganga should be released from bondage and allow free flow |
| 21 |
B T Manglani |
sales@bharatoil.com |
I B. T. Manglani from Bharat Oil Co.(I) Regd. 169, Kailash Hills, East of Kailash, New Delhi 110061 contact no: 9310628048 is wiht the campaigners in all respect. |
| 22 |
Remya Nair |
remya@bharatoil.com |
I also protest with the ill treatment done towards our holy river Ganga. I hope the Government is not blind and should understand what all problems we will face if the nature is destroyed. They should take action towards the same. Hope they open their eyes and do the needful. |
| 23 |
Remya Nair |
remya@bharatoil.com |
I also protest with the ill treatment done towards our holy river Ganga. I hope the Government is not blind and should understand what all problems we will face if the nature is destroyed. They should take action towards the same. Hope they open their eyes and do the needful. |
| 24 |
Miss Soni Singh |
soni@bharatoil.com |
I storngly oppose the Govt. of India & Uttarakhand on building the DAMS over the " Gangotri ". This river is not only the river to all INDIANS but it is the Synonymous of "Life" .
I strongly support Mr. G. D. Aggarwal in protecting the Ganges & strongly oppose the Govt. of India & Uttarakhand.
" SAVE GANGA SAVE INDIA"
Soni Singh |
| 25 |
M. Saif Ullah |
saifjustice@yahoo.com |
it is very necessary to stop the govt, from this action for better future of the nation. |
| 26 |
D D PATRIKAR |
ddpatrikar@yahoo.co.in |
The Bhagirathi-Ganga occupies a central spiritual position to millions. The Hindu tradition regards the river as sacred, and she is worshipped for her purifying properties. Hindus believe that immersing oneself in the Ganga is key to the attainment of Moksha, and that life is incomplete without bathing in the holy river at least once.
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| 27 |
chandur hirani |
sonuih@yahoo.com |
Pls save Ganga |
| 28 |
sahil unmesh vora |
sahilvo@gmail.com |
i pray & urge your excellancy to save mother ganga & other rivers of india for humanity & all lifeforms on earth. |
| 29 |
dr. vora ravindra m. |
voraravindra@hotmail.com |
mahatma gandhi said there is enough on the earth for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed.let us sacrifice to save the rivers & mother earth.we have to follow sustainable developement. |
| 30 |
shailendra sharma |
shailendra_20002001@yahoo.com |
I support the cause. |
| 31 |
Vikram Bahadur |
vikrambahadur@yahoo.com |
I support this moment |
| 32 |
Neila Angami |
n_angami@yahoo.com |
This Holy River is India's pride.The movement is fully supported.The Government of India and Government of Uttarakhand shoud take necessary action to put an end to this destruction. |
| 33 |
Subodh Abbhi |
subodh.abbhi@gmail.com |
I fully endorse Dr Agrawals cause and offer myself for any assistance that may be required for the fulfilment of the cause. I can come to Dehradun to meet the CM and the concerned officials to dissuade them from proceeding with the construction of the Dams that are going to dismember the river. I have sent appeals to the Prime Minister and Chief Minister Uttaranchal.An appeal has been made to the public of Paonta Sahib to send similar appeals. |
| 34 |
Bonnie E. Ross |
Bross597@msn.com |
Save the Ganga, save India. You have the power and the authority to make a difference like never before. USE IT in the way it was meant to be used. |
| 35 |
Vinod Sharma |
vinodsharma_101978@yahoo.com |
Govt. and Planner should not play with the belief of Common People. I humbly request authorities to take immediate step in favour of cause raised by Dr. G. D. Agrawal.
We should not spoil such a holy river for some megawatts of electricity, which can be generated from so many other resources. |
| 36 |
Vinod Sharma |
vinodsharma_101978@yahoo.com |
Govt. and Planner should not play with the belief of Common People. I humbly request authorities to take immediate step in favour of cause raised by Dr. G. D. Agrawal.
We should not spoil such a holy river for some megawatts of electricity, which can be generated from so many other resources. |
| 37 |
Suzanne Pinckney |
suzannepinckney@gmail.com |
Please please please stop the damming of the Ganga! This is an atrocity against all of humanity. There is no need to destroy the heart of a country for surplus electricity. These so called needs can be addressed with more ethical means. |
| 38 |
Shubhangi |
jhashubhangi93@yahoo.co.in |
Respected sir,
I being an aggrieved citizenwant to convey my deep concern over this issue.Construction of more dams will not only impede the flow of the Ganges but would also lead to displacement of many a communities |
| 39 |
Dr Pradeep Kumar & Aman Kumar Mishra |
jagarp@rediffmail.com |
We fully support this cause and willing to participate also. |
| 40 |
Prof. (Dr.) A K Ghosh |
cedkolkata@yahoo.com |
We at Centre for Environment & Development, Kolkata, fully support the view expressed by our colleagues on the issue of "SAVE BHAGIRATHI". We urge upon the government to kindly relent and save the life of Prof. G |
| 41 |
Kelly Alley |
alleykd@auburn.edu |
Damming this tributary will add further ecological damage to the Ganga watershed and destroy the religious and cultural survival of the Ganga. |
| 42 |
Binay Singh |
binays01@gmail.com |
In his book Discovery of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, writes -"The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India's civilization and culture......"
Existence of Ganga is a must for the survival of India;s civilization and culture. |
| 43 |
Dinesh Kumar Upadhyay |
aadhaar_gkp@rediffmail.com |
The holiness of River Ganga must be maintained, it must be free from pollutions. |
| 44 |
Mrinalinee Pravin Shah |
pravinleena2003@yahoo.com |
I am suppoting your opinion. |
| 45 |
BARRY NIXON |
bnixon@ncable.net.au |
Please set an example for the whole world to see. Please assist the mighty Ganga River. |
| 46 |
Martina Flörchinger |
sommerluft@hotmail.com |
Please conserve the state of Holy River Ganga, its a great cultural and natural heritage of our earth. |
| 47 |
Dr. Ravindranath R. Tongaonkar |
rrtongaonkar@rediffmail.com |
We whole heartedly support the action and fast of Prof. G.D.Agrawal |
| 48 |
Qazi Ali Athar, Environmental Law Attorney |
indus.dolphin@yahoo.com |
This is not only the issue of Indian nationals, but its rather a global issue to safe-gaurde these Environmental heritage/wonders of the mother Earth. We're also facing same problem to the 'River Indus' the life line for its number of million dependants like Ganga. The voice of its dependants should be heard and it's a time to maintain the sanctity of these basic sources of life, purification and the sources of civilization as well. I think its a duty of all the Environment/Nature concern people of the world to step ahead for the recording of their protest on this global issue and join hands to the Indian Citizens in this movement. |
| 49 |
Vivek Dixit |
dxr_vv@yahoo.com |
I support this movement unequivocally.
I add my voice to the popular and grass-root demand that the Government of India and the Government of Uttarakhand take immediate steps to halt all work to dam the Ganga and conserve the heritage of India. |
| 50 |
Suniti |
suniti_princess@yahoo.com |
Har Har Gange! |
| 51 |
Debashree Karnik |
debashreekarnik@post.harvard.edu |
Please reconsider the decision to dam the Ganges. |
| 52 |
Shveta Kukreja |
shveta.kukreja@gmail.com |
Save the Ganges |
| 53 |
Vipan Sanoria |
vipansanoria@rediffmail.com |
Ganga is lifeline of more than 8% of world population, and more than that it is in the heart of the masses. I not only support your cause to free monther ganges from damming but it should be in the list of world heritage. The committee sould consider Ganges in World Herigtage Listing in its upcoming meet. |
| 54 |
Indu Sodi |
indusodi1964@rediffmail.com |
Mother Ganga is holy river for hindu, if government policy distrusted the natural beauty/flow of the river. We oppose the government policy. I support the cause and give moral support. |
| 55 |
Amit Sharma |
amitsharma_28@yahoo.com |
Tehri dam is already damage the natural flow of ganga. Now building new dams distroyed the big natural resource of water and living organism/creatures. Govt immediately stop constructing new dams. I support this cause by heart. |
| 56 |
Sanjay Mittal |
sanjaymittal@yogasasys.org |
all human being/mamals not survive without water. so pure water, air and healthy environment is first priorty. Damaging the river and its beauty is not supportable cause, so i oppose the government policies.
I support the Prof. G.D. Agarwal movement. |
| 57 |
Khem Chand |
khemindia2000@hotmail.com |
i support the cause and ready to come forward to help for this noble cause |
| 58 |
Prakash Mani Sharma |
propublic@gmail.com |
Holy Ganga is our life. It is not only pride of Hindus of India and Nepal but humanity itself. Disturbing its flow is sin. I strongly request Govt. of India to stop any development work in Ganga river. Any activity to dam Ganga will consider being rape of mother Ganga and death of humanity. Save Ganga for our own survival.
Hope you will listen the appeal of the people of the world
Prakash Mani Sharma
Advocate, Supreme Court of Nepal |
| 59 |
Bhartendu Jha |
Bhartendu43@gmail.com |
We have some natural god gifted things and Ganga Is one of them. we treat Ganga as a mother of India. so we appeal to stop all these works and let them be in a natural way as the are. |
| 60 |
Dr Nutan Thakur |
drnutanthakur@yahoo.com |
India used to be a land of Rishis and sages. We are the proud inheritors of the culture initiated and propagated by such legendary persons as Vishwamitra, Vashista, Narad, Yajnavalka, Agastya, Bhrigu, Durvasa, Garg, Jamini, Dadhichi, Kapil, Valmiki and Vyas. If we had Vishwamitra who could control his senses to an extent that only Menaka, the ultimate beauty, could affect her, we also had Vashista who dedicated his life to the society producing such brilliant and rare students like Rama, Laksman, Bharat and Shatrughna. If there was Valmiki who started his life as a dacoit and later got himself transformed into the immortal poet of one of the world’s oldest and best known epics, the Ramayana, we also have Narad, one of the most knowledgeable saints who was respected by one and all but also had the habit of putting in such words here and there that could prove explosive for the persons concerned. While Agastya Muni had the ability to drink the entire ocean when challenged, Vyas was a man who could write such contrasting notes as the wars at Kurukshetra and the Srimad Bhagwat Gita at the same time. Durvasa, a saint quite well known for his touchiness and sudden bursts of anger accompanied by such curses which not even the King of the Gods had the power to overcome was also one who, when pleased gave Kunti the boon which enabled her to have six unparalled sons each one of whom was second to none in valour and wisdom.
Then there was Dadhichi, the son of Atharvan, a saint who did not hesitate for a second when the situation so demanded and the Gods came to him begging for their survival as against Vrita, who had become the leader of the demons.
And why only the saints and the Rishis. Our land also has been witness to Bhagirath, a King of Kosala and the descendant of the Suryavanshi king Sagara. While due to some curse of the sage Kapila, sixty thousands of Sagara’s sons had turned into ashes and the empire was turning into a ruin, it was Bhagirath who took the vow to bring Ganga from the heaven as required for the penance of his ancestors to get fulfilled. Bhagirath went to the Himalayas and stayed there for years praying to the God almighty day and night. Such deep and committed was he to his vow that ultimately even the Gods had to relent before him. First came Brahma and then Lord Shiva and they were left with no option than to fulfill his demand of sending the river Ganga on the earth.
After so many years we have again come to a stage when the river Ganga is receding back. Due to the sins of the successive generations of mankind as regards themselves and as regards the nature and the environment ,the massive river is slowly turning into a pale shadow of what it used to be. The day is not very far away when we might be left only with the river bed where the river once used to be. So great is our greed and avarice that we seem to be totally ignoring the ill-effects of such a result. Blinded by our selfish intentions and personal motives, we seem to be thinking only in terms of materialistic comforts and monetary well-being. If we could have our way, we would even sell the entire river to people on per square feet basis to dry it and to form buildings on these dried plots.
The effects of such harmful, nonstop and ruinous actions have started being visible. The global climate change, ozone depletion, global warming, raising of water level, rapidly dwindling forests and the death of many kinds of flora and fauna are just a few samples of what we are to see in the successive years. But, even these are being able to open the eyes of the rich and the powerful who regard the nature and its resources as the products to be milked to the hilt in a use and throw manner.
It is because of this that we need a Bhagirath once again. We need a person who does not think in terms of money and land and personal comforts and cars and bank balance. We need some one who is equally adept in bookish as well as practical knowledge base. We need a man who has the heart of a saint and the brain of a scientist. We need a man who can avail of all the riches of the world and has had enough opportunities to do so, yet had the courage and conviction to leave it all to lead a simple and Spartan life in the most dedicated fashion because he thinks that India is a poor country where it is his duty to live as any other poor Indian.
How many such Indians we have around us today? How many of the engineering graduates of those days when the engineers were rare in number and were treated like kings do we have amongst us who studied at the best institutes in India and abroad at a time when most of the Indian could not even think of going to America? How many of them have the ability and firmness to go to a small place to live in and dedicate his life to the cause of tutoring the younger generation particularly when one is universally regarded as an expert of world fame in a highly complex technological field of very high demand?
It is these things that make Sri G D Agrawal so unique and venerated. It is these characteristics which add to his aura and give him a rare cadence. It is this which makes him different from so many ordinary mortals around us.
And when a man of such background and such features decides to put forth his live for a cause which he regards as worth it and goes all out for it, he is bound to create ripples. India can not ignore such a person nor can it overlook his act and its concerned ramifications. What Sri Agrawal has done has only raised his stature in the eyes of every citizen of India. His efforts have already started showing results. But like Bhagirath, Sri Agrawal does not believe in settling for half-measures. He is a man of different mettle. But, we all know that he will be successful in his cause. No government can ignore him nor can anyone risk any damage to a great soul like him.
We are all praying for his well-being and are also completely hopeful of his success in the endeavour so dear to him and so much the need of the hour.
Dr. Nutan Thakur,
Editor,
Nutan Satta Pravah,
Lucknow
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| 61 |
CG Krishnamurthi |
cgkmurthi@gmail.com |
Prof.Agarwal and several others are fighting for not just one noble cause but two - 1. Protecting the environment around Utharkasi area and 2. The maintaining the sanctity of Ma Ganga.
Please stop all Dam and other large construction activities undertaken by Central /Sate Governments in Himalayas
It is a pity that Govt. is busy with Politics and Media is busy covering Cricket, Politics and Cinema...
Please spare Prof's life...
CG Krishnamurthi
A Concerned Tax paying citizen of India |
| 62 |
Subhasish Chakraborty |
rups_777@yahoo.co.in |
I am as a citizen of India supporting to Indian council for Enviro-Legal Action (AIELA) for Ganga movement. |
| 63 |
Barb |
sh@yahoo.com |
I believe the world as a whole needs to feel it is the number one purpose to save the enivronment such as the Ganga river. |
| 64 |
Aaron Grieser |
prognosticate27@hotmail.com |
Please save the mother Ganga from needless destruction. |
| 65 |
Ravi Mall |
ravimall1981@yahoo.co.in |
I could not understand how the vested interest (related to power generation) of dignitories sitting at the helm of the country could isolate the larger issues related to the faith and belief of people; moreso, when it is also likely to affect the inherent qualities of the water of Gangaji. I therefore request your goodself to please stop the activities going along Gangaji with immediate effect.
In anticipation of a positive action from the GOI.
Jai Hind |
| 66 |
Rebecca Townsend |
hoosierchild@yahoo.com |
Please Prof. Agarwal's message. |
| 67 |
Lyn Martin |
ljbemartin@fuse.net |
For both environmental and spiritual reasons, please preserve this river. |
