State the implications of the Narmada Devi Narmade.
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Namami Devi Narmade’ – is a campaign conceived and coordinated by the Government of Madhya Pradesh as a people’s movement to protect the environment.
The campaign rivet around a 148 day journey from Amarkantak to Sondwa and back to Amarkantak by a core team of fifty persons.
The yatra was coordinated with workshops and public meetings that will bring into focus the activities like afforestation, sanitation, soil and water conservation, pollution control measures and promotion of organic farming. The campaign aspired to bring into focus the need to conserve our rivers to protect our lives.
Narmada is the largest river of Madhya Pradesh State. Narmada river has its origin at holy place called Amarkantak in Anuppur district, at the height of approx. 3467 ft. from sea level. Narmada flows from east to west and merges with the Arabian Sea near Surat city in Gujarat.
The Narmada river flows over a length of 1,312 km before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea. Narmada, also known as Rewa, is one of only three major rivers in the country that flows from east to west. The other two are Tapti and Mahi.
Narmada River is the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. It is the fifth largest river of Indian subcontinent. Narmada in Sanskrit means “Giver of Pleasure”. To the Hindus the Narmada is one of the seven holy rivers of India; the other six being Ganges, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Sindhu and Kaveri.
According to Hindu mythology, River Ganges acquired the form of a black cow and immersed in the holy water of river Narmada, to cleanse herself. There are several places of religious significance along Narmada such as Amarkantak, Maheshwar and Omkareshwar. Many people undertake a pilgrimage along the river, which is called the ‘Narmada parikrama’.
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