An
environmentalist, river conservationist, writer, Member of Parliament and an
amateur pilot - this is how Shri Anil Madhav Dave, the new Minister of State
(Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is known for
his various roles in society.
Born
on July 6, 1956 in village Barnagar of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh, Shri
Dave received his primary education in Gujarat. He did his Masters in Commerce
with a specialisation in Rural Development & Management from Indore. He
was a student leader during his college days.
He
is well-known for his work on river Narmada through an organisation ‘Narmada
Samagra’ founded by him, which works on conservation of Narmada and its
catchment area through various activities and events. He flew a Cessna 173
aircraft along the banks of Narmada for 18 hours to complete his
circumambulation in air. He travelled and completed an insurmountable raft
journey of 1312 km long river Narmada in 19 days. He is the driving force
behind the organisation of a biennial event ‘River Festival’. This festival is
one of its kind, in entire Asia. It covers climate change and environmental
issues, specially related to conservation of rivers across the globe.
He
has authored books on various subjects/areas like politics, administration, art
& culture, travelogue, history, management, environment and climate
changes. Some of his books are: “Shivaji & Suraaj; Creation to Cremation;
rafting through a civilization: a travelogue; Shatabdi ke Paanch Kaale Panne;
Sambhal Ke Rehna Apne Ghar Me Chhupe Hue Gaddaron Se; Mahanayak Chandrashekhar
Azad; Roti Aur Kamal ki Kahani; Samagra Gram Vikas; Amarkantak se Amarkantak
Tak ; Beyond Copenhagen; Yes I Can, So Can We”.
Shri
Anil Madhav Dave has initiated the programme for development of bio-toilets in
every school of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh. This programme was
declared by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, during his speech on
Independence Day in 2014 from Red Fort in Delhi. Through this project, 98000
students from 1880 schools in Hoshangabad district will have separate toilet facilities
for boys and girls.
Shri
Dave has adopted “Jahanpur Panchayat” (cornerstone of a local self-government)
having four villages under it (including Jahanpur) near the banks of river
Narmada, which he has taken under ‘Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’for its overall
and ideal development.
He
has held several important positions. These include: Member, Standing
Committee on Environment and Forest and Science & Technology; Member,
Standing Committee of Water Resources; Member (Board of Governors) of Nehru Yuva
Kendra Sangathan; Nominated as Member of Indian Council for Cultural Relations;
Chairman, Select Committee on Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013;
Chairman, Select Committee on Coal Mines (Special Provision) Bill, 2015;
Chairman, Select Committee on The Real Estate (Regulation & Development)
Bill, 2015; vice President for the 10th World Hindi Conference held
in Bhopal, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs; Chairman, Organising
Committee for National Conference on “Global Warming & Climate Change – A
Way Out” in the run-up to Simhasth Kumbh 2016; Chairman, Organising Committee
for International Simhasth Summit 2016 “Vichar Mahakumbh”; Member of Select
Committee on the Payment and Settlement Systems; Committee on Public Accounts;
and member of Select Committee on ‘Wakf Board’. He has attended conferences on
environment and climate change organised by UNFCCC in various parts of the
world. He has also participated in seminars and conferences on
counter-terrorism held every year in Israel. He has extensively travelled in
different parts of the United States of America, Europe and southern parts of
Africa.
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