Ganga Activist GD Agarwal Dies After 111 Days Of Fasting

GD Agarwal, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and a man who dedicated his life to saving the Ganga River, died today. Agarwal was fasting until death during the last 111 days.

GD Agarwal sat on his fast on June 22 to protest the government’s alleged inaction in taking measures to ensure that the Ganga is free of pollution and flows freely.

GD Agarwal died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, where he was admitted by state police last night.


GD Agarwal died due to a heart attack, said AIIMS media coordinator Rishikesh.

Uttarakhand: GD Agarwal, who was on an indefinite fast in Haridwar since June 22 in a bid to urge the govt to clean river Ganga, passed away in AIIMS Rishikesh today due to a heart attack.

— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2018

Mission Gange led by Bachendri Pal and the Namami Gange team are making tremendous efforts to spread awareness on cleaning Ganga. I congratulate the team for taking up this mammoth task of making Namami Gange a Jan Andolan.

— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) October 11, 2018