G. D. Agrawal
G. D. Agrawal | |
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G. D. Agrawal | |
| Born | Guru Das Agrawal 20 July 1932 |
| Died | 11 October 2018 (aged 86) |
| Cause of death | Fast-unto-death |
| Resting place | Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sant Swami Sanand, Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand |
| Citizenship | Bhartiya |
| Education | Civil engineering Environmental engineering |
| Alma mater | Benaras Hindu University IIT Roorkee, University of California at Berkeley |
| Occupation | Environmental engineer |
| Employer(s) | Government of India Central Pollution Control Board, civil and environmental engineering at IIT Kanpur |
| Known for | Stopping construction of dams on the Bhagirathi River in 2009 |
| Title | First Member-Secretary (CPCB), former Head of the Department (IIT) |
| Term | 17 years at IIT Kanpur |
Guru das Agrawal, also known as Sant Swami Sanand and Sant Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand (20 July, 1932 – 11 October, 2018), was an Indian environmentalist, engineer, religious leader, monk, and professor. He was the Patron of Ganga Mahasabha, founded by Madan Mohan Malviya in 1905.
He is notable for several fasts undertaken to stop many projects on the River Ganga. His fast in 2009 led to the damming of the Bhagirathi River being stopped.
Agrawal died on 11 October 2018, after fasting since 22 June 2018, demanding the government act on its promises to clean and save the Ganga.