ART OF LIVING’S WORLD CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2016: AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER
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A gargantuan fiesta came up on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi, over a few days, which was unheeded by the Union Government. Impermanent bridges developed by the army for the big festival and bulldozer running over the crops attracted the attention of National Green Tribunal which brought the Art of Living Foundation’s World Cultural Festival, which began on 11th March, under controversy. The festival, which according to the organizers will welcome 35 lakh visitors, is reckoned to create a great impact on the fragile Yamuna ecosystem. This damage was ignored by the Delhi Development Authority, and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee was unaware about the construction debris and waste which would be the leftovers of the congregation. The Water Resources Ministry which is obliged to protect the Yamuna had no say whereas the environment and forest department told NGT that the big event, which was actually an ecological disaster, was not at all harmful to the environment and needed no attention. All the agencies and the Art of Living were rightly accused by NGT but later it was permitted by the tribunal on the condition that the organizers would pay an initial fine of Rs. 5 crore and they should rectify the harm caused with by the construction of a biodiversity park at the venue. The main question to be answered is that where is the “art” in living like this?
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