• Write about two famous environmentalists. (a paragraph on each)
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1) Medha patkar : A popular environmentalists , she is known as for her active role in the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) - a powerful mass movement against the construction of a large dam on the Narmada river. The proposed Sardar Sarover Dam is a multi _ crore project and would have displaced more than 320000 people . It was alleged that foreign funds were being used to hamper rehabilitation. Medha Patkar was also concerned that the people living there had no idea about the project. She formed the NBA in 1989, and has been involved in protesting against corruption along with Anna Hazare.
2) Sunita Narain: She is the Director General of Centre for Science and environment ( CSE ), and publisher of Down to Earth. She began her work in the 1980s along with Anil Agarwal, another prominent environmentalists, and co-edited state of India's environment reports. After the loss of tigers in Sariska. Sunita chaired the Tiger Task force for conservation in 2005. She is a member of Prime Minister's council for climatic change and National Ganga River Basin Authority ( which employs practices to clean the river.) . In 2005, 2008, 2009 she was featured on the world's 100 public intellectuals list , by US journal Foreign policy. Also, Sunita has awarded Padma Shri. her research interests are globally democracy ( emphasizing on climate change ) and local democracy ( forest resource management and water related issues ).