India, Feb. 16 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said climate change is drying up rivers and urged people to act urgently instead of engaging in a blame game over carbon dioxide emissions.

Addressing a conference on climate change, environment and faith after inaugurating it at sector 25 at Mahakumbh tent city, he said humanity's survival is linked to well-being of all living things.

"If they thrive, we thrive; if they are in danger, so is our existence," the CM added. Urging immediate action, Yogi said: "We must not wait for a catastrophe but work towards a greener earth now. This is also Mahakumbh's message."

He stressed integrating environmental consciousness with faith and taking concrete steps to address cl...