A news item telling about mysterious disease affecting people of nearby village inspired Rahul to find out the cause behind it. On investigation, he discovered that the only source of water for the village is a small river on whose banks three paper factories are situated. Rahul, along with the villagers, made efforts and got those factories closed.
a. What values are promoted by Rahul?
b. What role should the government play in protecting the environment?
c. Do you identify the cause Rahul fought for?

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a) The values Rahul promoted are the values of concern towards the environment. The approach of saving resources in the environment is the foremost function of every individual. Each and every one should have these values to save the ecosystem from being exploited.
b) The Government should strictly prohibit the flowing of any kind of waste into the water bodies.
c) Rahul fought for the prevention of river water pollution and for the cause that water should not be polluted by the industrial wastes.

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