Varanasi city is situated between twins rivers Varuna and Assi, which flows north and south of this city. Though, Varanasi is known for Ganga's ghats, but it was named by river Varuna. Varuna was described in ancient hindu mythological books like Rigveda,Matsya Puran, Agni Puran, Mahabharat and jatak kathayen. Before only 20 years, Varuna was known as lifeline of Varanasi city.It's water was very medicated and used for drinking and cattles. Its bank was famous for medicinal plants and herbal vegitations, But now a days, Varuna is one of the most polluted rivers of India. It is ailing and dying due to pollution, polithine and politics.
For revival of Varuna, some youngesters of Varanasi sarted a revival and awareness movement called HAMARI VARUNA abhiyan in the leadership of Dr. Vyomesh Chitravansh, a dedicated socialworker and Advocate at Varanasi. He is known in all over Varanasi and Eastern U.P. for his social concerns and legal awareness programes. He is attrcting the society by his articles in newspapers. He born on 30th January 1969 and studied in U.P.College and Banaras Hindu University Varanasi. Since his student life he is attached with social services and started writing on social evils and issues. His regular weekly calumn "Hasiye per" in Amardeep hindi weekly was very famous and notable at that time.
As an Advocate he came in legal practice and started a legal awareness programe for general people about their legal and fundamental rights in rural and remote areas of Varanasi and Bhadohi with some Voluntary Organizations . For this movement he organiged some advocates of different fields and made the FLASH which is Forum for Legal Awareness, Social & Human rights. It is working as a legal safety volve in Varanasi and adjacent areas.
About Varuna River Programe:
Dr. Chitravansh is local tripical Banarasi. He has a pain and affection for this oldest city,its culture and its heritage. He was very sad when he saw that river Assi has totaly desrted and ended due to land mafias and govt. nexus and Varuna is also in their target. he planned to save and revival Varuna. Now a days Varuna is facing problems for her existance due to encroachment, pollution ,polithine, govt. policicies and lacks of awareness of local people. Then, he organised a group of youths and HAMARI VARUNA abhiyan formed. He started his works with his friends on river by Shramdaan and organising the people. For this purpose he has completed a padyatra at river Varuna's bank from its origin place Melham to ending place Sarai Mohana with his groups. He called nukkad meetings, schools and intellectuals for contributing their efforts in this programe. At present HAMARI VARUNA abhiyan is well organised with Advocates, Students,Doctors and Social workers. Due to his personal efforts now Varuna revival programe is being run in around 30 villages . The Govt. has orderd to ban on garbage dumping in Varuna . More than50 schools are planning to plantation on river Varuna 's bank. In Varanasi, there is permanent Shramdaan and awareness programme is being runned. In Allahabad , Melham Tall is digging and planning to fill by water . Due to his devotion he invited to South Asian Convention on ailing and dead rivers at New Delhi in july 2007. But Dr. Vyomesh Chitravansh is not satisfied by only these. He has only one dream to clean and evergreen Varuna. He is sure that the Varuna will become lifeline of Varanasi again. He has a vision and magic to attract the people on Varuna's problems.
