Ganga Mahasabha

Location

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal

Causes

Pollution and damning of Ganges river in India.

Methods

Public movement

Status

On going

Lead figures

Non centralised leadership

G. D. Agrawal
K. N. Govindacharya
Just. Giridhar Malviya
Indresh Kumar
Acharya Jeetendra

Ganga Mahasabha is an Indian organisation dedicated to the Ganges river, founded by Madan Mohan Malviya in 1905. The Ganga movement first enlightens by Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Ji in 1905,

After a long struggle, on the 5th day of November 1914, British Rule admitted and compromised that the Uninterrupted flow of Holy River Ganga is the rudimentary right of Hindu Believers. The day 5th November 1914 were graven as a Aviral Ganga Samjhauta Divas (Uninterrupted Ganga Agreement Day ) in golden words in the History of India and World but this agreement came into existence on 18-19 December 1916 (Known as 1916 Agreement).

1916 Agreement

Malviya's motive was concerns over possible British plans to build a dam on the river Ganga at Bhimgauda in Haridwar. Malviya sparked public protests against the plan, and the British acceded with a 1916 agreement that assured:

In future, the unchecked flow of Ganga will never be stopped. (the 1916 Agreement, clause 32, para-I)
No decision on Ganga will be taken without the consent of the Hindu community. (the 1916 Agreement, clause 32, para-2)

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