He Battles Against Industrialists

Rohit Prajapati belonged to an affluent family. But the poor background of his mother’s family always moved him. So, as a student, he vowed to work for people’s welfare, and not for the promotion of his family.

After graduating in mechanical engineering from Vadodara, Rohit worked in five companies. Then he did his Master’s in Germany.

Vatva in Ahmedabad in north Gujarat to Vapi in the south is known as the Golden Corridor in Gujarat. It is so called because of the good transport and communication system and the availability of cheap and unorganized labour for the industries. In this 400 km long region, there are over 50 industrial estates; some of them are chemical estates spread over a thousand acres.

But it is a dark and dangerous corridor for the people. Those who live on the estates and in the surrounding villages face extreme pollution of air, water and soil, which adversely affect their health.

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