Gopal Jhaveri’s name needs no introduction. He is popularly known as the River Man of Mumbai, and he will be contesting the Municipal Elections 2022 on behalf of the AAP in Mumbai from Ward 13. Gopal Jhaveri has been a champion of the cause of sustainable development, and maintaining the ecological balance of Mumbai – a city that is gifted with vast natural infrastructure: the sea, rivers, wetlands, lakes, mangroves, and urban forests.

After having spent more than 33 years in the corporate sector and 10 years in the social sector – Gopal Jhaveri seeks to change Mumbai for the better, by contesting the BMC elections 2022.

Gopal has had a decorated career in the corporate and the social sector; with several graduate qualifications in mathematics, engineering, and law under his name. He is working as the Director of an architectural planning and engineering company since 1991, and is also the Co-founder of Mumbai March – an NGO that has been advocating for developmental and environmental causes for over a decade now.

Gopal Jhaveri was also bestowed the title ‘Mumbai’s Hero’ in 2017, for his activism in the sphere of development and environment sustainability – against the congestion of the Dahisar toll naka, the pollution of Mumbai’s rivers, and the pathetic state of civic infrastructure such as roads and drainage in Mumbai. The work that he has done for Mumbai’s environment, and for the most vulnerable sections of our populace, truly makes Gopal a Mumbai Hero.