Following are some of the key campaigns which was done in past few years
Kumbh Mela Ganga Campaign
MCMEF in association with the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action, campaigned extensively to spread grassroots awareness about conserving river Ganga and the Himalayas. A camp was been set up at Haridwar, where the Kumbh Mela was taking place, which was being used as a base for organizing workshops, talks, and awareness-raising on these issues.
We collected over one million signatures to pressurize the government to take immediate and effective measures to protect the Himalayas and the Ganga from the onslaught of damming and other destructive development projects taking place in this eco-fragile region.
Letters to Indian Government
People were motivated to write letters to the then Honorable Prime Minister, Sri. Manmohan Singh to protest against the proposed extensive damming in the upper reaches of the Ganga and the untreated flow of pollutants which are released into it downstream. We encouraged people to write a personal letter to the PM while also giving them the option of using our template for the same.
Orientation Program for Panchayats in Rohtak and Jhajjar (August 2006)
The local leaders of Haryana were made aware about the need to conserve the environment.
National Rivers Protection Campaign
“National Rivers Protection Campaign’ was launched in January 1998 at Varanasi. Programmes were held at Mathura-Vrindavan, Faridabad, Cuttack, Kanpur etc. Environmental awareness programmes were held in cities and towns along the major rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Brahamani etc. by involving the local people, school/ college students, NGOs, officials and concerned citizens.
Eco-camp for Declamation Contest Winners 2006
Students from all the participating schools who stood first in these declamation competitions were awarded a certificate of merit and a sponsored trip to our Eco-Ashram in Thano, Dehradun. Various activities were organized for the young and bright school students. The very purpose of this camp was to encourage the leaders of tomorrow to come forward and take responsibility, while enabling them to believe in their dreams and their vision.
Green Marches
So far MC Mehta has covered more than 2500 kms by way of Green Marches and succeeded in getting more than 7.5 lakhs of trees planted by mobilizing local people specially students.
First Green March was organized covering a distance of about 300 kms from Jammu to Srinagar in May 1989. Thousands of people participated during the Green March at different places. The dangers of deforestation and the necessity of protection of ecology and environment was highlighted. The people were made aware of their rights and social obligations.
Second Green March was organized in June, 1990 from Kurukshetra —Shimla— Mandi in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Thousands of people were made aware of the dangers of pollution and environmental degradation in the state of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Similarly in the later years green marches were organized in parts of Haryana, U.P, J& K, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for creating wider awareness on the need for the protection of cultural heritage and environment.
Innovative Green Thinkers India
MCMEF had set up a national level forum dedicated to cater to the need of a pollution free environment. The name of the forum is “Innovative Green Thinkers India” which involved its members in various activities to protect the environment by facilitating the dialogue and action oriented programmes among law students, lawyers, scientists, policy makers, business executives and citizens. The Goal was to create awareness and active participation at all levels for the protection of environment, natural resources and work for the Clean and Green India.