Swami Swaroopanand in June 2012 told Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna
his stance against having hydro projects, dams, and barrages on the
River Ganga. He also organised a protest at Jantar Mantar against such
projects. Hydro projects at Panch Prayag, Deo Prayag, Rudra Prayag,
Karan Prayag, Nand Prayag, and Vishnu Prayag, were affecting local
ecology and sanctity of the Ganga; since it was being dammed at numerous
sites and being confined into cemented tunnels, natural, mineral
quality ingredients and anti-bacterial elements in the waters of the
Ganga were being lost.
Swami Swaroopanand in January 2016 noted the pitiable condition of
the River Ganga and stated that the proposed dams in Uttarakhand should
not be constructed to ensure the free flow of the pure water from the
sources of the River. Only the free flow is required for a clean Ganga,
he said.
