People's Science Institute
The People's Science Institute is a non-governmental organization in Dehradun, which promote natural resource management, conservation biology, and sustainable development. It was established in 1988.[1]
Founding
[edit]The stated mission of the organization is "To help eradicate poverty through the empowerment of the poor and the productive, sustainable and equitable use of available human and natural resources."[1]
Activism
[edit]Ganges pollution
[edit]The People's Science Institute regularly speaks out about action to be taken to reduce pollution of the Ganges.[2]
River damming
[edit]G. D. Agrawal, a chair of the People's Science Institute, undertook a fast to protest government inaction on Ganges preservation.[3] Specifically he was seeking a halt to construction of the Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project and the Pala Maneri project along Bhagirathi River.[4][5]
Other institute staff have written similarly on topics relating to mass relocation of water for hydroengineering projects.[6]
Recently, the director of The People’s Science Institute, Debashish Sen, said that the institute is currently reviving 45 springs in Himachal Pradesh.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "People's Science Institute". peoplesscienceinstitute.org.
- ↑ "Water quality in Ganga at Haridwar poor: NGO". The Times of India. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Noted Indian Scientist To Fast Unto Death to Protest Dams on Ganges and India's Pollution Control". PRWeb. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Fast threat on Ganga bank to save river". telegraphindia.com. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Tripathi, Purnima S. (28 February – 13 March 2009). "Captive Ganga". Frontline. 26 (5). Retrieved 23 October 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ Mathew, Thomas J (31 December 2008). "Averse engineering". downtoearth.org.in. Down To Earth. Retrieved 23 October 2011.