On the 59th birthday of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, founder of Ganga Action and Spiritual head of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, He announced that He didn’t want anything for His birthday other than toilets being built in the cities and towns along the Ganga. From that, the “3T’s Program” – standing for toilets, taps and trees – was developed. In this program, Ganga Action is working to provide every home along the 2,500 kilometer stretch of Ganga Basin with a proper toilet and access to clean drinking water, thus drastically reducing the amount of raw sewage that is entering Ganga and making people and the environment sick. In addition, Ganga Action is working in this program to plant trees throughout the basin, which will help to rejuvenate the environment, mitigate erosion and provide for all.