October 11, 2018 05:47 pm | Updated 06:07 pm IST - Rishikesh
In this photo dated Oct 10, 2018, is seen environmentalist G.D. Agarwal, who was on fast unto death since June 22 for a clean River Ganga, being forcibly taken to the hospital after his health detriorated in Haridwar.
Environment activist G.D. Agarwal, who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the government to clean the river Ganga, died at the AIIMS hospital here on Thursday, officials said.
He was on fast since June this year. Agarwal breathed his last at the hospital here at around 2 p.m.
He was moved to the AIIMS hospital, Rishikesh on October 9 from the protest site.
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