Pune : Drive was undertaken on ‘Dhulivandan’ and “Rang Panchami’ to prevent pollution of Khadakvasala dam happening due to people getting down in the dam to play with colours. On 28th March (Rang Panchami) at 6.00 p.m., the drive was concluded successfully. Activists of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) and employees of Cummins India Private Ltd. created a human chain; displaying boards with enlightening matter written on them about prevention of wastage and pollution of water; besides different slogans written on display boards, creating awareness amongst people towards celebration of festivals without causing harm to Dharma.
HJS has been undertaking such drive for the past 14 years as its social obligation and emphasizing importance of clean water, in the background of famine in the State. Employees of Cummins India have been joining the drive since past 3 years. Irrigation Department, Police Department, local residents, Shri. Vikram Dange of ‘Poonamchand Trading Corporation’ from Shiwane; Shri. Atul Joshi of ‘Ashirwad Mangal Karyalaya’, Kothrud and Shri. Manoj Patil, owner of ‘Just Frankie’ restaurant also extended cooperation for success of the above drive. Many citizens visited the Cell erected by HJS and appreciated their work. Shri. Balasaheb More especially commended the awareness created towards water and said that such awareness needs to be created more extensively.
Police had to be called to stop fanatics’ family unnecessarily arguing with activists !
On the day of ‘Dhulivandan’, activists were standing around Khadakvasala dam forming human chain. A Muslim family went there. A lady member of HJS explained to them that standing near the dam was not allowed on that day. The family started arguing and asked the activists whether water was going to be reduced only by looking at the dam and in such case, celebration of Holi should be stopped. They were not ready to move from the place; therefore, finally, police had to be called. (Fanatics unnecessarily starting arguments ! – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat)
