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Advocating for Water Rights: Update on Jal Adhikar Yatra - Mehdiganj Group

Learn about the ongoing struggle for the Right to Water in Mehdiganj, including issues such as pollution, land encroachment, and water exploitation. Join the movement in advocating for water privatization, river interlinking, and water conservation. Take part in the Jal Adhikar Yatra from Mehdiganj to Delhi, engaging in awareness campaigns and pressuring authorities. Be part of a bigger struggle for the Right to Water.

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Advocating for Water Rights: Update on Jal Adhikar Yatra - Mehdiganj Group

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  1. An Update on Jal Adhikar Yatra -Mehdiganj Group, Austin September 30th Struggle for Right To Water

  2. History • Coke Factory in Mehdiganj

  3. Issues • Pollution – Gaon Bachao Aandolan (sludge) • Land Encroachment • Evasion of Stamp Duty • False charges on Employees and Activists • Water Exploitation

  4. 100 days Dharna

  5. National Conference on Water Privatization – June 30th Varanasi • Issue bigger than an anti coke campaign • Water literacy • Water privatization • River interlinking • Bottled water • Water Conservation Take the issue on State and Central level for a bigger struggle of Right To Water Ladenge Jeetenge

  6. Jal Adhikar Yatra • Mehdiganj to Delhi – Sept. 10th to Oct. 5th • Awareness • Pressure the Government • Pressure the CPCB and SPCB • Networking with other protests at coke and pepsi plants

  7. Sept 12th , Balia • Coke Plant • Sept 14th , Faizabad and Barabanki • Coke Plant • Sept 17th , Jaunpur • Pepsi Plant • Sept 19th , Jhansi • Discussion with college students on jobs and taxes • Sept 20th , Kanpur • Coke and Pepsi plants • IIT Kanpur

  8. Sept 21st , Lucknow • SPCB office for sludge • Hardoi, Lucknow, Sitapur • Public Meetings • Clean Toilets b y Coca Cola • Sept 24th , Muradabad • Farmers identified with the struggle. Related their stories of water exploitation by paper mills • Sept 28th , Mathura and Hathras • Pepsi and Coke plants • Heavy police force • Community talked about the same problems of pollution and water exploitation

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