ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS IN MAHARASHTRA

Introduction : Development is very essential for every country in modern age. Developments help to increase per capita income of people. This development going through different path such as industrialization, heavy construction, minerals, exploitation, high level activities, services, consumption of natural resources and other things. Every human group.is thinking about himself development and tries to gaining more wealth and facilities for future stability. This types of progressive functions held in developing countries in large scale till the date. Because of this way many problems created by human being. This type of developmental activities has been born some environmental sproblem. Environmental problems such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution, -solid waste, soil erosion, deforestation, land acquire, destroy of eco-systems, lose of bio-diversity, reducing agricultural land, health problems, food problems, human right and much more. This type of problems arises under the concept of sustainable development. In Maharashtra various development processes are ongoing. So many problems create due to development process and human being suffering from this way. For right of affected people some NGO and social worker fight against authority and start to environmental movement. Environmental movement can define as a social and political movement mainly concem with the conserving of environment as well as improving the environmental situation, in favor of sustainable development and management of natural resources and protection of human life. In its recognition of humanity as a participant in ecosystem the movement is centralized on ecology, health and human right