Doodh Ganga- Valley’s Dying Lifeline, a documentary by Er Abdul Rashid Bhat from Jammu & Kashmir, has won the first prize at the NHRC Short Film Awards.
The film highlights pollution in the Doodh Ganga River and calls for its restoration. It won a cash prize of ₹2 lakh.
The NHRC’s 10th short film competition received 303 entries, with Fight for Rights by Kadarappa Raju (on child marriage) securing second place and GOD by R. Ravichandran (on clean drinking water) winning third. Four other films received special mentions.
The awards ceremony will be held later.