NGT official Dr Afroz Ahmad lauds global recognition of Kali Bein revival efforts

Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, Dr Afroz Ahmad and different dignitaries during a vessel thrust connected the Kali Bein.

With a almighty telephone to support air, h2o and the planet, the four-day celebrations marking the 25th day of the voluntary biology run for the ineffable Kali Bein person begun. Organised nether the enactment of Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal astatine Nirmal Kutia, Sultanpur Lodhi, the lawsuit was inaugurated with the “Environmental Conference 2025” connected the opening day.

The league began with speakers expressing sedate interest implicit however rivers crossed India person deteriorated into polluted drains. Dr Afroz Ahmad, subordinate of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), attended arsenic the main impermanent and lauded the sustained efforts of Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, who, with the enactment of devotees, has successfully cleaned a 165-kilometre agelong of the Kali Bein implicit the past 25 years.

Dr Afroz stated that the “Seechewal Model” is present cited successful NGT rulings related to h2o conservation. He pointed retired that successful states similar Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, wherever stream systems were astir wiped retired owed to encroachments, the NGT has stepped successful to bid their restoration. He emphasised that industries specified arsenic insubstantial mills and sweetener mills stay large polluters of rivers and streams.

He further remarked that Sant Seechewal’s revival of the Kali Bein done voluntary work is being recognised connected a planetary scale, calling it a “service to safeguard aboriginal generations.” Dr Afroz expressed assurance that the rejuvenated Kali Bein volition 1 time find a salient spot connected the planetary biology map.

Speaking connected the occasion, Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, said that the run for Kali Bein’s revival represents much than carnal cleaning—it symbolises a heavy biology and spiritual awakening. He highlighted however this inaugural has helped Punjab summation a chiseled individuality worldwide.

Dr Gosal besides raised concerns implicit rising contamination levels, stating that adjacent indoor aerial prime has deteriorated significantly. He advised the usage of circumstantial indoor plants to amended aerial prime wrong homes and buildings.

Addressing the gathering, Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal emphasised that the superior purpose of the league is to research ways to trim the accelerating gait of planetary warming. He noted that this should beryllium taken arsenic a informing awesome that nine has yet to afloat understand. Criticising administrative inaction, helium remarked that had authorities fulfilled their duties, specified commemorations would not person been necessary. Quoting Guru Nanak Dev Ji, helium said Gurbani already offers elemental and implicit solutions to biology issues—it is present up to nine to travel them.

Prominent attendees included Sant Sukhjit Singh, ADC Varinder Walia, Begum Sadia, Surjit Singh Shanti, Nirmal Singh Numberdar, Paramjit Singh Mansa, SDM Alka Kalia, DSP Hargurdev, elder writer Roshan Khehra, Dr. Aasa Singh Ghumman, unit members of Sant Avtar Singh Memorial School and College, and a ample fig of devotees.