Dusharla Satyanarayana (born 12 March 1954) is an Indian water rights activist and founder of Jala Sadhana Samithi (JSS). He is fighting for drinking and irrigation water for Nalgonda district in Telangana, formerly Andhra Pradesh, India, by completing decades old Srisailam Left Bank Canal Tunnel scheme. He also supported statehood for Telangana.[1] He is also Vice President of Suvidha.[2]
Dusharla Satyanarayana | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Water activism |
Early life
editHe was born in Raghavapuram village, Mothey Mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana State.[3] He did his B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Jayashanker Agricultural University, Hyderabad.
Career
editHe joined Andhra Bank, Cuddapah in 1977, worked as an Agricultural assistant. He reigned and worked as Rural Development Officer in Union Bank of India. After looking at the plight of the small and marginal farmers he quit his job and started his activist life.
Jala Sadhana Samithi
editHe founded Jala Sadhana Samithi in 1980 to fight for the unjust treatment of water allocation to Nalgonda, which resulted in widespread cases of fluorosis.[4] He did walkathons for water as well as Telangana statehood.[5]
He did various types of protests like padayatras from Nalgonda to Srisailam, Yadagirigutta and Hyderabad to highlight the water woes of the people of the region in general and the fluoride victims of the district in particular. He did protests in Delhi.
He created a forest in his own barren land of 70 Acres, in his village.[6]
Personal life
editHe is married but lives separately. His son is a Veterinary doctor.
References
edit- ^ "'Separate Telangana holds the key to all problems'". The Hindu. 30 December 2009 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Pradeep, B. (29 July 2017). "Water from these ancient wells can 'dissolve' kidney stones". The Hindu.
- ^ "Fluorosis drives them to seek divine assistance". The Hindu. 25 January 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Correspondent; Correspondent (9 July 2012). "CPI(M) wants separate pipelines, tanks in fluoride-hit villages". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Nalgonda News : Padayatra to Yadagirigutta shrine begins". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ ఈనాడు, వారెవ్వా (31 December 2018). "అతడు అడవిని సృష్టించాడు". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). వాల్తెల్లి ప్రదీప్. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.