Reportedly Indian institute of technology, Roorkee professor G.D Agarwal is on fast and he will continue his fast upto death to save Ganga river. On 102nd day of his fast he gave up water too. G.D Agarwal, former IIT professor is 81 years old and on fast in the Matr Sadan Ashram of Haridwar in Uttarakhand since last 102 days.
“He is a noted scientist and has been fasting so many days for saving the Ganga. It is so shameful that the government has not even bothered to reply to his letters,” said Acharya Jitender, a close aide of the environmentalist.
Jitender said Agarwal on September 19 wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam in this regard, but has not yet heard from any of them.
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