By the Ganges..need for action.. Mission Clean Banaras - (CITY OF GODS)
>> Friday, April 3, 2009
An amazing feeling to be on the banks of Ganges. Walked from the assi ghat towards the main dasashwamedh ghat.. while i walked on the right was the ever serene and peaceful Ganga. The vastness of Ganga itself would make you feel at peace. The environment early morning is awesome. People bathing in the ganges, sadhus praying. When you enter the Gallis of the ganges.life's different there. I wonder why is Banaras so unclean, yet i love this place. need to do something about it.
Here is an action plan; The population of Varanasi is 13.71 Lakhs(1.3 million) as per the census of 2001. Even if its increased to 18 Lakhs(1.8 million ) only 30% of this 18 million would be living on the banks of the Ganga. So we need to createe awareness for action in approximately 600 thousand.people. Hence we need 600 volunteers, who will meet 10 people per day and train them on cleanliness. in 200 days we would have covered the entire Banaras.
The actions we would like to take...
- get every government agency involved
- Get every school and college involved
- Get every university involved( we have 3 universities here)
- Get sadhu muth involved
- Get every bhajan community involved
- Get the tourists invloved.
Collecting 600 volunteers with enough passion wouldn't be difficult. Then the action begins. The cleanliness drive.
NO ONE THROWS GARBAGE IN THE OPEN IN THE CITY OF GODS
EVERY ONE USES GARBAGE BINS AND DUMPS THE GARBAGE IN THE DESIGNATED PLACE IN THE CITY OF GODS
EVERYONE USES TOILETS AND DOESNT CREATE THE CITY OF GODS INTO A LARGE TOILET.
The Campaign begins..