Members of various organisations and environmentalists organised World Rivers Day on Sunday, by walking to Kankumbi village in Belagavi district, where the river Malaprabha originates.
They launched “Malaprabha Saurakshan Abiyan: Ugam Se Sangam Tak” on the occasion, aimed at creating awareness about the need to protect the forests in the Western Ghats.
Members gathered at the Mauli temple in the village and took out a padayatra to the point of origin of the river in the midst of the thick jungle.
