Noted Gandhian, journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist Anupam Mishra passed away on Monday morning after a year-long battle with prostrate cancer.
The 68-year-old breathed his last at the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, a family member said.
A fierce advocate of conservation of traditional water structures, Mishra travelled to villages across India in a bid to spread awareness about the value of time-tested systems of water harvesting.
He was awarded the 1996 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar award instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
His books, including Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab (Lakes are still Standing, 1993) and Rajasthan Ki Rajat Boondein (Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan, 1995), are considered landmark works in the field of water conservation.
(With IANS inputs)
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