A verse from the “Rig Veda” says “one should take from rivers, mines, mountains and seas what is useful and according to one’s need without injuring them for if one fails to do so the earth begins to tremble” . In ancient India, the protection of environment was the duty of each and every individual. The religious which prevail in India Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism have environmental overtones and ecological code of conduct,prescribing reverence towards nature. To create environmental awareness among people, Ganga Seva Nidhi(GSN) organizes anti-pollution camps, rallies, poster exhibition, cleaning up of Ghats, debates-discussions and workshop on environment, lecture series by noted environmentalists, and distributes medicinal plants (Syama Tulsi) time to time. GSN is committed to revive ancient Indian Environmental ethics and ideals. GSN clean the Ghat (Dashashwamedh Ghat) and besides cleaning up of the Ghats, volunteers of Ganga Seva Nidhi clean the water wastes, such as flowers, polythene, plastic, carcass of live stock etc. For this couple of boat are being used to clean the river with nets and sticks. Ganga Seva Nidhi is undertaking following activities to beautify the river bank of Varanasi and to save the most picturesqueGhats of the Holy City. In collaboration with Hotel Taj Ganges, Varanasi, Ganga Seva Nidhi is developing Dashashwamedh Ghat (annexed Dr. Rajendra Prasad Ghat) as ideal Ghat by washing the Ghats everyday, impartinig training to volunteers to check and keep these Ghats clean, promoting planting of trees on the banks of river Ganga, convincing people not to use the Ghats for dairy animals and not to use soap detergents while bathing in the river. Ganga Seva Nidhi has provided clean toilets for tourists and visitors.
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