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and its verses exhorting the preservation of natural resources in his appeals for cleaning the Bein. 3000 volunteers a day worked under
Seechewal for three and a half years to accomplish the revival of the Bein. It directly led to a rise in the water table and the reusability of hand pumps that had
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consumed a glass of water directly from the river in
Sultanpur Lodhi. Two days later he was admitted to a hospital, reportedly, suffering from a stomach infection. He was discharged a day later. While it was speculated that his visit to the hospital was caused by a stomach infection from drinking
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Despite
Seechewal's success, the Kali Bein has continued to suffer in recent years. Inadequate release of water from Mukerian Hydel Channel, the flow back of polluted water from Harike and the failure of sewage treatment plants led to the mass death of fishes in the Kali Bein in 2013.
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and other weeds from the Bein, the building of bathing ghats and the construction of a road along the Bein. The kar sewa began in 2000 and till 2003 focused on cleaning up the Kali Bein near
Sultanpur Lodhi after which the focus shifted to cleaning up the Bein between Dhanoa and the
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remained dry for several decades. Further, these efforts have contributed to eliminating the problem of water logging in the Kali Bein's upstream areas and improved the availability of water in its downstream areas resulting in improved irrigation and better crops.
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attained enlightenment after taking a bath in the Kali Bein, and despite its religious history in
Sikhism, the rivulet is not considered holy by the Sikhs in Punjab, as no bodies of water are considered holy in
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of Punjab, India. Odhra rivulet, and
Mukerian Hydel Channel are the main source of water for Kali Bein. After flowing for 160 km, it merges at the confluence of the Beas and the Satluj at
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and the exploitation of groundwater led to the drying up of the Kali Bein along parts of its course and the contamination of groundwater leading to diseases and the drying up of farmlands.
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and the rise of chemical pesticides, the Kali Bein became progressively polluted until it was cleaned and rejuvenated in a mass action led by Sant
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series painting depicting the search-and-rescue mission launched to recover Guru Nanak from the Kali Bein, circa late 18th or early 19th-century.
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On 17 July 2022, while on a visit to mark the 22nd anniversary of the river's cleaning, Punjab Chief
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of the Beas and its depth varies from 1.5 to 3 metres. The Bein's spring was brick lined during the
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