In an Uttar Pradesh village, a social activist named Neeraj transformed into a disguised plan He took it upon himself to create a filter plant in the Shamli district, which will offer clean water to 3200 residents. Gausgarh is the name of the village, and it has been battling poisoned water for many years. Their petitions to the Jal Nigam to fix the problem, however, fell on deaf ears.
Gausgarh is a village in the Shamli district located on the banks of the Krishna River, a tributary of the Yamuna. The social activist paid 11 lakhs out of his pocket to establish a filter plant that will provide relief from the villagers’ consumption of tainted water
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The river is the region’s main source of water. The tainted flow, on the other hand, has contaminated the groundwater, making many communities sick. Villagers have been diagnosed with a variety of skin illnesses, including cancer,
“Three members of my family have died of cancer in the last three to four years. Doctors had warned them that they had contracted the ailment as a result of drinking tainted water “Titu Sirohi, a villager, shared
The water filter plant is located in the Pradhan’s residence and is offered to farmers at no cost. Aside from that, pure water is also brought straight to the homes. Jal Nigam’s executive engineer in Shamli, Deepak Kumar, lauded her efforts alongside the residents.
“It’s excellent that one man is trying to bring about the much-needed change, However, Neeraj’s filter plant is not environmentally friendly, and the hamlet will receive piped water within the next three months.