Noted environmentalist Anupam Mishra passes away at 68

Noted environmentalist Anupam Mishra passes away at 68 Noted journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist Anupam Mishra passed away at the age of 68 at the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) early Monday morning. He was battling prostrate cancer for the last one year. Mishra had been awarded the 1996 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) award instituted

by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.He travelled to villages across India describing the value of time-tested systems of water harvesting and advocated conservation of traditional water structures in India as well as abroad.

Mishra has written books, like, Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab (Lakes are still Standing, 1993) and Rajasthan Ki Rajat Boondein (Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan, 1995), -- landmark works in the field of water conservation.