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| Save Shivaliks to save Earth: NGO | | | Early Times Report
Samba, Apr 22: Celebrating the Earth Day, the J&K Paryavaran Sanstha NGO expressed its concern about the ecological degradation of the Shivaliks in Himalayas resulting in water shortage and called for 'Save Shivaliks to save the Earth.'
"Most of the rivers of the Shivaliks including Tawi, Ujh and Basantar are drying up, it is time the Govt, NGO's and the people think of saving the Shivaliks, the representatives of NGO said in a function organized to mark Earth Day.
"Besides 537 ponds, two fresh water lakes, Mansar and Sruinsar, are depleting due to the degradation of the environment, speakers said and further pointed out that water levels in the dug wells too have gone down dangerously low.
"On the Earth Day to Save the Earth let us pledge to Save the Shivaliks. Only then we will be able to save Jammu and our people, their heritage and culture and then we will be the part of the bigger campaign to save Earth. Charity begins from home and the preservation of environment needs to be started from out own home," they said They mentioned that to Save the Shivaliks the NGO had submitted a Project worth Rs 500 crores to the State Govt. which was accepted by
the Govt of India and must get this Project funded from other sources as the Japan has stopped the funding due to its own crisis. Speakers also underlined the need for State Govt to initiate action to harness rain water with the help of funds made available by the Govt of India under CAMPA so that Shivaliks can be re-greened with Medicinal Plants and Herbs.
Concludingly the speakers urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the Forest and Water Resources Ministers to intervene to Save the Shivaliks to Save the Earth project . |
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