Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Activist Fasts on Yamuna Bank
An activist named Deepak Sharma started a seven-day fast on the bank of the Yamuna River in Vrindavan.
He is protesting because a lot of dirty water and waste are being put into the river without being cleaned.
He wants the government to do something about it.
He dressed up like Lord Hanuman for his protest.
He also asked the Prime Minister to help make the Yamuna clean again, just like the old water systems in his hometown.
He has protested before by dressing up like a cockroach to get people's attention.
Activist Deepak Sharma began a seven-day fast on the Yamuna riverbank in Vrindavan to protest pollution.
He dressed as Lord Hanuman to draw attention to the issue of untreated sewage being discharged into the Yamuna.
Sharma appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement efficient water management systems to clean the Yamuna.
He mentioned that despite international attention, drains from Mathura-Vrindavan continue to discharge untreated waste into the Yamuna.
This is not Sharma's first protest; he previously dressed as a cockroach at the Municipal Corporation office.
- Who
- Activist Deepak Sharma
- What
- Began a seven-day fast to protest pollution in the Yamuna
- When
- Started on Sunday
- Where
- Vihar Ghat on the banks of the Yamuna in Vrindavan
- Why
- To draw attention to the pollution in the Yamuna and the discharge of untreated sewage into the river
- Activist
- Deepak Sharma
- Location
- Vihar Ghat, Vrindavan
- Duration of Fast
- Seven days
- Issue
- Untreated sewage discharge into Yamuna
- Previous Protest
- Dressed as a cockroach at Municipal Corporation office
- Current Protest Costume
- Dressed as Lord Hanuman
- Appeal To
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi