struggle for right to water an update on jal adhikar yatra -mehdiganj group, austin september 30th
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Struggle for Right To Water
An Update on Jal Adhikar Yatra
-Mehdiganj Group, AustinSeptember 30th
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History
● Coke Factory in Mehdiganj
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Issues
● Pollution – Gaon Bachao Aandolan (sludge)● Land Encroachment ● Evasion of Stamp Duty● False charges on Employees and Activists● Water Exploitation
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100 days Dharna
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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
Ladenge Jeetenge
Take the issue on State and Central level for a bigger struggle of Right To Water
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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
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● 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
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● 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