Himalayan Gram VikasSamiti
The Himalayan Gram VikasSamiti (HGVS) was founded in 1991 has been working for the upliftment of the rural population in Uttarakhand state. Its aim is to provide sustainable solutions to mitigate the vulnerability and improve the quality of life of the marginalised poor in and around Pithoragarh. It works on a range of issues including natural resources management, community and women's empowerment, water and sanitation, community empowerment through the panchayati raj system. It believes in the power of traditional knowledge systems and advocates the inclusion of traditional knowledge in developmental programmes.
Contact Details:
Sri Rajendra Singh Bisht
Himalayan Gram Vikas Samiti( H.G.V.S)
AwalaghatRoad,Dasaithal,Pithoragarh - 262501
Ganai, Post-Ganai, Gangolihaat, Distt. Pithoragarh
Phone: 05964-242561 (O) 05964-242481
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Awaaz Foundation
The Awaaz Foundation was founded in 2006 by SumairaAbdulali, an environmental activist. It is based in Mumbai and works on environmental issues. Its main areas of work are noise pollution and sand mining campaigns. The Foundation had filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on mining on the Konkan coast. SumairaAbdulali, President of the Foundation was assaulted by sand mining mafia at Mahad, prompting the Court to ban sand mining in the entire state. The Foundation also pushed for licensing of sand barges and for regulation of their movement to and from Mumbai.
The Foundation has also single handedly forced the government of Maharashtra to enforce rules on noise pollution and to declare silence zones in and around educational institutions, hospitals, courts and religious places. In response to a PIL filed by the Foundation, the Mumbai High Court ordered the state government to implement the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, under the Environment Protection Act.
Contact Details:
Sumaira Abdulali
74, New Silver Home, New Kantwadi Road,
Bandra West, Mumbai 400050
Phone: 0982 15 20805
Email: sumairaabdulali@yahoo.com
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