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Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) is a non-governmental organization devoted to cleaning the pollution of the Ganges and protecting the Ganges river in India. The environmental mission is related to the religious mission of Sankat Mochan Temple and Late Veer Bhadra Mishra was manager of both organizations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Holy War for "My Mother" )〕 Mishra was awarded the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) the "Global 500 Roll of Honour" in 1992,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adult Award Winner in 1992: Veer Bhadra Mishra )〕 The foundation has been working with Australia-based environmental group, Oz Greene, under a programme called "Swatcha Ganga Abhiyan" for over 25 years. It celebrated its silver jubilee on 3–4 November 2007, with two-day event which concluded at the Tulsi Ghat, on the Ganges. ==History== Sankat Mochan Foundation was founded in 1982 as a non-profit, non-political organization under the "Societies Act" of the Government of India by Pandit Mishra.〔http://www.sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/vision.html〕 The vision of Sankat Mochan Foundation is to # Restore the Ganges by alleviating its fast deteriorating environmental conditions # Promote education and health care programs for the less privileged # Maintain and encourage the age-old cultural traditions of Varanasi, in tune with its current environmental needs SMF runs the Swatcha Ganga (Clean Ganges) program, and so SMF is sometimes referred to as "Swatcha Ganga." Historically, Sankat Mochan Foundation has managed support from both the Indian government and private foreign donors.〔http://sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/milestones.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sankat Mochan Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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