DEHRADUN, Feb. 14 -- Kishore Upadhyay, MLA and founder of the Himalaya Bachao-Ganga Bachao campaign and Forest Rights Movement, embarked on his journey to Prayag Raj on Wednesday on the occasion of Maghi Purnima as part of the ongoing campaign.

Upadhyay expressed deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Himalayas. He noted that nearly a third of the Himalayan glaciers have disappeared, and similarly, the water levels in the Himalayan rivers, including the Ganga, are dwindling. Scientists predict that, in the near future, even the summit of Mount Everest may no longer have snow.

MLA Upadhyay had recently visited Ganga Sagar in relation to this campaign, and he emphasized that the situation there is extremely alarmin...