Noted social activist and Waterman of India Rajendra Singh on his world peace march for water conservation around the globe reached different parts of Keonjhar district located in the Baitarani river basin where hundreds of villagers, school children and activists joined him in a Padayatra.
At Khudaposi village, Vidyabhawan school children joined the him in spreading awareness among the masses for protecting their forests, rivers and environment.
The peace march for water started from the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidyabhawan and ended in Badaneuli village. The villagers and school children also celebrated Diwali without fire crackers to avoid environment pollution. Columnist Sudarsan Das and other local activists joined the peace march with Singh.
If there is a third world war, then it will be for water; so this world peace march for water will continue for a year and aims to cover all major countries, including India, Singh told.