Bengaluru water crisis: 8 unsung Indian heroes fighting for life of our rivers

Bengaluru Water crisis

The water crisis in Bengaluru has affected not just the supply of drinking water but also had repercussions on irrigation. According to reports, 6,997 out of 14,700 borewells have dried up in Bengaluru. The crisis expected to worsen during the summer months.

Nimal Raghavan

Nirmal Raghavan quit his job in Dubai to plant 25,000 saplings in Tamil Nadus Kaveri delta region to protect water bodies.

Gopal Jhaveri

Gopal Jhaveri is also known as Riverman of Mumbai. He started a citizenss network to revitalise and conserve its rivers like Mithi, Dahisar, Poisar, and Oshiwara.

Basanti Devi

Basanti Devi from Uttrakhand orchestrated a 20-year effort with village women to revive the Kosi river.

Chindananda Murthy

Chindananda Murthy rallied villagers to combat the sand mafia and industrial pollution, saving Karnatakas Arkavathi River.

Chandra Kishore Patil

Chandra Kishore Patil from Nashik takes care of Godavari, preventing locals from dumping waste into the river.

Sanjeevani Sharma

Sanjeevani Sharma is a dentist who single-handedly led a mission to clean the ghats of Ganga in Kanpur.

Jagdish Negi

Jagdish Negi has been cleaning garbage from Uttarakhands river Shipra for over 10 years.