Berhampur: Environmental activist Medha Patkar on Saturday joined the Save River Rushikulya movement in Ganjam district and called for safeguarding natural resources, including rivers and forests.“The rivers, whether small or big, are our mother. We have to protect them,” said the 71-year-old while addressing gatherings at Potalampur, near Chhatrapur and Berhampur.The meetings were organised by Rushikulya Banchao Kriya-anusthan Committee (RBKC) and the Centre for Climate Justice, spearheading an agitation against the construction of a dam over Pipalapnaka river under Sorada block in the district. TNN