Water Woman Shipra Pathak makes history: The first woman to walk across the Gomti river
Shipra Pathak’s Historic Gomti River PilgrimageNew Delhi (India), October 20: In a groundbreaking initiative, Water Woman Shipra Pathak, the visionary founder of the Panchatatva Foundation, undertook an extraordinary 1001-kilometer journey on foot from Peelibheet in Uttar Pradesh to the spiritual city of Kashi Varanasi. This incredible pilgrimage, completed over 31 days, stands as a pioneering milestone in the realm of environmental and cultural conservation, as it was India’s first-ever Gomti river pilgrimage.Water woman’s journey was not just an ordinary trek; it was a profound pilgrimage undertaken entirely through alms. Her mission was clear—to understand the condition of the riverbank, to witness the challenges faced by the sacred River Gomati, and to work towards its restorat...