Rejuvenation of Neem River Origin The Ongoing Journey

In this article, Raman Kant talks elaborately about rejuvenation work of Neem River origin, which is a unique example of coordination between society and government.

- Raman Kant

Origin Discovery Tour On December 5, 2019, when I and my team were studying the eastern Kali River, the main tributary of the Ganga River, it was found in Kasganj that another river named Neem also joins it. After this we started the reverse journey of Neem River, i.e., from Kasganj to Hapur. In this, we started collecting information and remains of the Neem River, but no accurate information was found about the origin of the river, or rather, there were many misconceptions about the origin of the river. Some people used to claim that this river originates from Parikshitgarh town in Meerut district, while other sources state that its starting point is in Hapur district itself.

After this, we presented the authenticity of the origin of the river in Hapur district before the society with the help of the British Gazetteer, the documents of the Irrigation Department, and the history of the local administration. Neem River and its information were mentioned in all the documents, but the Neem drain was shown in the documents of the Irrigation Department. In this, we also took support of satellite mapping and GPS technology. The mention of Neem River is also found in mythological tales and stories. According to legends, the origin of the river is said to be from Parikshitgarh town in Meerut district. However, according to present-day government documents, these legends are correct, as they provide information about the extinct Koshiki River, which used to originate from Parikshitgarh town in Meerut district. Additionally, there are accounts of neem tree properties mixing in the river itself in the past. The work of authenticating the ascension went on for about a month as we wanted to get to the facts.