Government must take steps to restore our rivers

Why are authorities so negligent in saving rivers from polluters and encroachers?

Random projects cannot save our rivers, if commitment and coordination are lacking

India’s Border Security Force today (July 22, 2022) claimed to have made the biggest seizure of gold weighing 41.49 kg worth nearly Rs 21.22 crore from five bags left behind by suspected smugglers in the Ichhamati River along the border with Bangladesh.

More often than not a free flowing river has as fast companions transport and trade. Where a watercourse is undisturbed, fish stocks thrive. Such was