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Padma Shri awardee noted social worker Avdhash Kaushal when did passes away?
A)
13th July 2022
B)
12th July 2022
C)
11th July 2022
D)
10th July 2022

Correct Answer :   12th July 2022


Noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Avdhash Kaushal died at a private hospital here early on Tuesday(12th July 2022) following a prolonged illness. He was 87.
 
Kaushal who founded an NGO named Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra fought for human rights and the conservation of the environment.
 
He had been ailing for a long time and his vital organs had stopped working since Monday. He breathed his last at 5 am on Tuesday(12th July 2022), the social worker’s daughter-in-law Rushi Kaushal said.
 
Expressing grief over Avdhash Kaushal’s demise, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he symbolised courage and always fought for social issues.
 
Kaushal is credited with bringing mining activities to an end in Mussoorie in the 1980s. This arrested the damage caused to its fragile ecology..

Source : Theprint

Published On : July 14, 2022
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