7-Day Fast for the Yamuna River — Ground Report on Ghats, Faith and Cleanliness

From the historic Bihar Ghat in Vrindavan, social activist Deepak Sharma leads a hunger strike demanding clean water and stopping untreated drains entering holy river Yamuna.

The ongoing fast at Bihar Ghat in Vrindavan highlights the pressing environmental and cultural crisis of the sacred Yamuna River. Citizens, local monks and shopkeepers have united to urge government action for immediate sewage treatment and uninterrupted fresh water flow.

Authorities have responded by promising accelerated completion of the new STP plant and rigorous monitoring of industrial effluents.