Nagpur :- On the occasion of 75 Years of Nagpur Municipal Corporation, The Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Green Vigil Foundation are jointly celebrating World Water Day. This campaign was launched on Wednesday, March 19 from Maharajbagh area.
On this occasion, NMC Public Relations Officer Manish Soni, Green Vigil Foundation’s director Kaustubh Chatterjee, Surabhi Jaiswal etc. were present.
On this year’s theme – Glacier Preservation, in front of Maharajbagh Zoo, Nagpur, engaging citizens on various water related issues, necessity of conservation of water resources, climate crisis, declining ground water level, implementing Nature Based Solutions like rejuvenation and de- silting of lakes, rain water harvesting, treating waste waters including sewage before disposing in water bodies, creating buffer zones of vegetation along water courses etc.
Citizens were also acquainted with water scarcity in Nagpur to be witnessed this summer and crucial need to protect, conserve and adapt to it by implementing Water Sustainability practices and lowering their water footprints. Since last one-week, Green Vigil has been conducting Door to Door campaigns at various parts of Nagpur city on water conservation & sustainability.
World Water Day is an International Observance annually celebrated on 22nd March to advocate Sustainable Management of Freshwater resources, designated in the year 1993, as recommended at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janerio. A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Surbhi Jaiswal, Team Lead, Green Vigil Foundation stated Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise. Countless communities and ecosystems are at risk of devastation. As we work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change, glacier preservation is a top priority. We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down glacial retreat. And, we must manage meltwater more sustainably. Saving our glaciers is a survival strategy for people and the planet.
Green Vigil Foundation Team comprising of Mehul Kosurkar, Sheetal Choudhary, Bishnudeo Yadav, Shriya Jogey, Priya Yadav, Parth Jumde, Tushar Deshmukh, Pinaki Banik, Pratik Isampalliwar, Mahi Kolhe & others participated in the campaign
