MCMEF had set up a national level forum dedicated to cater to the need of apollution free environment. The name of the forum was “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.
Category: Our Work
Over the past decade our organization has reached out to more than 3000 students, 500 NGOs, lawyers, school teachers and students. The following is a list of few activities which we have carried out in the past.
All-India Speaking Tour
Mr. M.C. Mehta travelled around different parts of India on speaking assignments to raise awareness about the plight of the Ganga and Himalayas, as well as other campaigns.
Letter to the Indian Government
We asked the public to write a letter to the then Honorable Prime Minister, Sri. Manmohan Singh Ji, 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.
Kumbh Mela Ganga Campaign
MCMEF, in association with the Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action, campaigned extensively to spread grassroots awareness about conserving the Ganga and 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.