page_title: Narmada Seva Yatra
section_title: Components
hierarchical_section_title: Narmada Seva Yatra / Components
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Narmada River, which drains part of north-central India to the Arabian Sea
context_page_description: Narmada Seva Yatra is a campaign by the government of Madhya Pradesh, India, to conserve the Narmada River. The campaign intends to create public awareness and involvement and promote activities such as soil conservation, water conservation, afforestation, pollution control, and organic farming.
context_section_description: The primary component of the campaign is a yatra or pilgrimage. The yatra ran for 148 days from December 11, 2016, to May 15, 2017, and began and ended at Amarkantak, the origin of the Narmada river in Anuppur district, after traveling around Madhya Pradesh. Smaller "sub-yatras" covered areas not in the main route. The total length of the yatra was 2,930 kilometres (1,820 mi), with 1,077 kilometres (669 mi) being along the Narmada itself. The campaign covered 962 villages in 16 districts.
  Members of the public were encouraged to participate in the yatra. Cultural and religious programs were organized at various points throughout the yatra. Prominent members of the public were present during these programs. Some of the attendees included spiritual leaders Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and the Dalai Lama, actors Vivek Oberoi, Anupam Kher, Govinda and Suzanne Bernert, and classical musicians Sonal Mansingh and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
  The campaign also included a group of 50 public representatives and other volunteers who accompanied the yatra to raise awareness about ecologically friendly farming practices, pollution, water conservation, and forest conservation.
  The campaign also includes planting 60 million trees along the river's banks and the promotion of fruit tree cultivation among farmers. Farmers would be financially supported for three years while the trees mature and bear fruit. Water treatment plants for sewage treatment at cities along the river and the establishment of "mukti dhams" or crematoriums to prevent the release of corpses into the river are also planned.
caption: Map of the Narmada River and its tributaries' course
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