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Jalandhar, Apr 4 () Environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, who had gone into self-isolation after meeting Padma Shri Awardee Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa before he died of COVID-19, tested negative for coronavirus on Saturday, a senior Punjab government official said.Khalsa, a former Hazoori Raagi, died on April 2, a day after he tested positive for the virus.Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu informed in a tweet about the "Big Relief in Doaba Region", saying Baba Seechewal and 16 others have tested negative.Thanking the almighty and his followers, Baba Seechewal said in a video message he came into contact with Khalsa on March 13, after which he went into self-isolation."Later Shahkot Sub Divisional Magistrate and Senior Medical Officer had directed that all those who had come in the contact with Bhai Khalsa should get themselves tested. They had taken my samples and that of my sewadars. We all have tested negative for coronavirus," he said.The environmentalist also made an appeal to the public asking them to maintain social distance and stay indoors during the lockdown to tackle the pandemic.Baba Seechewal, known for his efforts to clean the holy rivulet Kali Bein in Sultanpur Lodhi, where Guru Nanak Dev got enlightenment, was featured by Time Magazine among 30 'Heroes of the Environment' in 2008. VSD ABHABH

Environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal tests negative for coronavirus

<keyword id="3318549" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sant-Balbir-Singh-Seechewal">Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal</keyword> was honoured the ‘Hero of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=environment&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Environment</a>’ title by TIME Magazine, becoming not only the only Indian but also the only Asian to get this distinction. 
 
Incase you’re wondering what made TIME magazine bestow such a great honour on Sant Balbir Singh, also popularly known as Eco Baba in India and abroad, it’s because he undertook the task of cleaning <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=guru+nanak&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Guru </a><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=guru+nanak&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Nanak</a>’s historic river <keyword id="278734" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kali-Bein">Kali Bein</keyword>, the 160-km long tributary of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=beas&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Beas</a>, which flows through <keyword id="6354953" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Punjab">Punjab</keyword> all by himself. 
 
 
 
The river bed of Kali Bein used to be a victim of severe domestic and industrial pollution and was teeming with hyacinth and silt and was on the verge of dying. 
 
That changed in 2000, when Sant Balbir Singh, aided with a large number of volunteers took matters in their own hands and successfully cleaned the river. 
 
 
 
Apart from restoring the normal flow of the clean water, the holy man also beautified the river banks with trees bearing fruits, flowers, bathing ghats and brick roads. Additionally, this also ended up solving the water problems in Punjab’s Dooba area. 
 
 Singh’s low-cost underground sewage system model, also known as the <keyword id="3195630" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Seechewal-model">Seechewal Model</keyword> treats the stored stewage water in a natural way, using it for agriculture and irrigation. 
 
 
This model has benefitted around 50 villages and has had the envy of the Central Government of India, who have approached Singh to implement this model in the cleaning of River Ganga, as well. 
 
His hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed with it being recognised by national, international organisations and even by the late APJ Abdul Kalam, who was known to praise Singh’s work in his speeches. 
 
That’s not all. The holy man has also played an important role in establishing schools, technical centres, degree colleges besides being instrumental in eradicating poverty, superstition and atrocities against women. 
 Through his selfless work, he’s taught all of us not to take the <keyword id="6356826" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="environment">environment</keyword> for granted and step up when the situation requires us to, instead of whining and complaining. 
This Singh is undoubtedly a King!

Meet Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, the baba who
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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Indian politician was sickened after drinking from a sacred river to show it was safe.</li><li>Officials said there was no link between the water and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's hospital visit.</li></ul>An Indian leader was taken to the hospital after drinking water from a sacred river in an attempt to show it was clean and safe, according to local reports. Bhagwant Mann, chief minister of the Punjab region, was filmed drinking a whole glass of water from the Kali Bein, a rivulet that is considered holy to Sikhs, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-news-bhagwant-mann-hospital-admitted-stomach-ache-delhi-apollo-hospital-8042452/">according to The Indian Express</a>.According to the Express, Mann was trying to demonstrate the effectiveness of a 22-year project to clean up the river. While there he announced a wider project to clean up rivers and drains statewide, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-admitted-to-delhi-hospital-1978060-2022-07-21">India Today reported</a>. Mann's Aam Admi Party tweeted the footage on Sunday, writing in Punjabi about the cleaning project and the rivulet's holy associations. Two days later, Mann went to a Delhi hospital, the Express reported. Officials denied any connection between the hospital visit and the water, saying it was a routine checkup, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bhagwant-mann-in-delhi-hospital-days-after-drinking-polluted-water-3179396">according to Indian TV network NDTV</a>. But, citing unnamed sources, the Express reported that the illness was caused by the water. Mann developed a severe stomachache and had to be airlifted for tests at the hospital, the outlet reported. Mann was discharged late on Wednesday and, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/Gagan4344/status/1549990723948122113">a tweet by journalist Gagandeep Singh</a>, was scheduled for a meeting with officals on Thursday. The Kali Bein is considered holy because it is believed that the founder of <keyword id="13691213" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sikhism" source="Orion">Sikhism</keyword>, Guru Nanak, bathed in its water and achieved englightenment there.In 2000, the environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal led a campaign to see the highly-polluted waterway cleaned up, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-kali-bein-significance-sikhs-8044257/">The Indian Express reported</a>.The project saw significant early success, which has since slowed, it said.

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