Save the Brahmaputra River
Photo of Save Brahmaputra boatride
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| Abbreviation | AFI |
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| Motto | Indo-British initiative to save Brahmaputra River and its immediate environment |
| Formation | 2009 |
| Legal status | Non-profit charity |
| Purpose | Environmental conservation of the Brahmaputra River with all flora and fauna |
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Region served
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UK, China, India, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal |
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Membership
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Optional |
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International Coordinator
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Tess Joyce |
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Main organ
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Executive Council; Er. Arnab Jan Deka, International Chairman; Tess Joyce, International Coordinator |
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Parent organization
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Assam Foundation-India |
| Website | Save the Brahmaputra River |
Save the Brahmaputra River is the first joint Indo-British environmental project focusing on creating awareness about the ecological challenges faced by one of the world's mightiest rivers. This cross-continental campaign was officially launched on 31 July 2009 at Guwahati Press Club in presence of environmentalists, scholars and campaigners from both United Kingdom and India. Within a year of its launch, the campaign received extensive international coverage and support for its proactive works in saving the river from environmental threats.
Popular British poet, novelist, blogger and environmentalist Tess Joyce during her visit to Brahmaputra valley in Assam for working in a techno-environmental project observed utter lack of environmental awareness and concern for the wellness of Brahmaputra river by the riverine people who settled down on both the banks of the river in the entire valley. She discussed this serious issue with famous environmental engineer, popular short-story writer, novelist, actor and poet Arnab Jan Deka, and he agreed to launch the campaign Save the Brahmaputra River under the NGO headed by himself Assam Foundation-India, wherein later on Principal Bhabananda Deka Foundation joined as partner charity. They both framed the primary objectives of the campaign project, and received generous support from the general body members of the Foundation.
Agenda set out for the campaign were-- (1) Creation of awareness for prevention of waste disposal and/or dumping in the River Brahmaputra; (2) Prevention of tree-felling on the banks of Brahmaputra and creation of alternative agricultural practices so as not to affect Brahmaputra in a negative way; (3) To find scientific, eco-friendly ways to prevent flood and erosion by Brahmaputra and to improve current flood taming measures for improving the living conditions of affected riverine people; (4) To raise awareness of the threats faced by declining species that live in or around the River Brahmaputra, and to find ways of ameliorating these threats; and (5) To create awareness of the potential dangers of national and international dams already constructed or awaiting constructions or planning permissions in and around Brahmaputra River, in Assam, rest of India, Tibet and China. At the formal public meet held at Guwahati Press Club on 31 July 2009 under the presidentship of a top Indian environmental scientist and India's top literary award Saraswati Samman winning novelist Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora, which was attended by many distinguished scholars, environmentalists, technocrats, actors, writers and journalists, Tess Joyce formally announced the launching of the Indo-British international campaign to save the river Brahmaputra. Arnab Jan Deka has been elected to head this campaign as its International Chairman, while Tess Joyce was elected as its International Coordinator. It was decided to establish the international office of the Indo-British campaign in London, while its registered corporate office remained in Guwahati, India. At the same meet, they also formally launched a bilingual book in English-Assamese A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra whose entire sale proceeds will go to the said charity. Tess Joyce wrote about her experiences of launching this campaign and its resultant effect on the environment at several publications.
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