River cleanups.

River cleanups are a key to keeping rivers beautiful, here are few ways you can help:

1. On your own: You can conduct a river cleanup of your own, the next time you go to a river, perhaps with a few friends or fellow. Just take along some trash bags, gloves, and perhaps a small shovel or pruning saw to help extricate junk. Take your camera, too, so you can take a few photos of your cleanup and post them .
   
2. With a larger group: If you are organizing a river cleanup, Organizing a larger group: If you are thinking about organizing a river cleanup, following is an outline to get you started.

Checklist for organizing a river cleanup:

1. Form a planning group, consisting of people interested in helping to organize the cleanup.
2. Line up financial support.
3. Select a site.
4. Create a detailed action plan. Plan for the safety of the participants, and plan for the support material you will need:
   --Trash bags or other containers.
   --Tools.
   --Heavy equipment, if necessary.
   --Sanitary facilities.
   --Refreshments.
   --Safety support: local police and paramedics.
   --Insurance coverage.
   --Prizes for the participants.
5. Arrange for disposal and recycling.
6. Publicize the cleanup, through:
   --Local media.
   --Posters and brochures.
   --Public speaking, at events and group meetings.
   --Post the cleanup to this web site and other relevant websites.
7. Recruit volunteers.
8. Coordinate the cleanup day.
9. Publicize your accomplishments:
   --Take before-and-after photographs.
   --Keep track of the items removed during the cleanup.
   --Record the names, addresses, and phones of all volunteers and sponsors.
   --Report the results to local media, sponsors, and other organizations.
10. Evaluate the cleanup, and make suggestions for next time.
11. Adopt the river after cleanup. Make plans that will keep it clean and monitor water quality.

Lalit sharma

Yamuna satyagrah Yatra

Hi !
As you know yamuna satyagrah is entered into 300+ days phase.
We are going on 'Yamuna satyagrah Yatra"
{Qutab Se Taj, Ek Hi Awaj, Jiye Jamuna, Jiye Jana Jana}

Following is proposed :
a). The Yatra is proposed from 5 June 2008(World Environment Day) till 15 June 2008.

b). The key purpose of the yatra is to travel as close to the river as possible to seek, learn and establish a baseline on river Yamuna in terms of its water quality, flood land status, people's relations with the river, groups already working for the river Yamuna, etc.

c). There shall be 20 Volunteers (on bikes) and three suport vehicles.

d). Each volunteer shall be part of a group tasked with a specific assignment in tune with the Yatra purpose.

e). A recce visit has identified the following as the places of halt during the Yatra:

5.6.08 Tigaon- Right Bank of River.

6.6.08 Bodli- " " "


7.6.08 Kosi- " " "


8.6.08 Vrindavan " " "


9.6.08 Farah " " "


10.6.08 Agra " " "


11.6.08 Agra " " "


12.6.08 Gokul Left Bank of River.


13.6.08 Noujheel " " "

14.6.08 Dhankaur " " "

15.6.08 Back to Delhi {Qutab}

In addition it is proposed that there shall be public functions at Delhi{5th june}, Agra{10,11,12 june} and Qutab{15 june}