{
  "id": 12206841,
  "title": "‘Save Guruganga’ campaign reaches Bidar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/save-guruganga-campaign-reaches-bidar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:06:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/save-guruganga-campaign-reaches-bidar/article71548160.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 'Save Guruganga' campaign, initiated in Manik Nagar, has now expanded to the Bidar district headquarters, as residents of several villages staged a 'Bidar Chalo' protest on Monday. They demanded immediate action to safeguard the Guruganga stream from industrial pollution. Led by Samsthan secretary Shri Manik Prabhu and joint secretary Chaitanyaraj Prabhu, along with Congress leaders Rajashekar Patil and Bheemrao Patil, the protesting villagers traveled by train from Humnabad to Bidar. They marched silently from the railway station to the Deputy Commissioner's office, subsequently submitting a memorandum to the district administration. This memorandum sought the closure of industries discharging untreated effluents into the Guruganga stream. The villagers emphasized that the Guruganga stream serves as a crucial water source for multiple villages in Humnabad taluk, supporting agriculture and local livelihoods. However, they accused the discharge of industrial effluents of severely contaminating the stream, rendering its water unfit for agricultural use in many areas. The villagers further claimed that the polluted water was harming aquatic life, with fish and other organisms dying as a result. Moreover, they alleged that prolonged exposure to and consumption of contaminated water was causing health problems among residents in the affected areas. The protesters urged the district administration to assess the water quality comprehensively, identify the polluting industries, and enforce strict penalties against factories violating environmental norms. They demanded an immediate halt to the discharge of untreated industrial waste into the stream and actions to restore the Guruganga to its original ecological condition. The villagers warned of intensifying the campaign if authorities failed to take concrete measures to protect the waterbody and the communities reliant on it.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}