Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Rana today urged the centre to frame a law to save the country's rivers from disappearing by October 1 next failing which he would launch a water conservation satyagraha on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. He was addressing mediapersons here after participating in a function. He said real estate developers had been given permission to develop resorts on both banks of important rivers which had led to pollution and encroachment on the banks. Rana said unless immediate steps were taken to save the rivers, the nation would have a major problem on its hands in a short time. He said already the flow of water in most rivers had reduced drastically because of real estate development on the banks. The centre, he said, wanted to shed its responsibility to safeguard natural resources like water by setting up a water commission. He said the government would have to play a more pro-active role in saving the rivers. The water conservation crusader, popularly known as Johad Baba, said it was unfortunate that every Chief Minister in Haryana raised the issue of the SYL canal before the elections and forgot to take it up after assuming political power. He specifically mentioned the names of Devi Lal, Bansi Lal, Om Prakash Chautala and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Rana said it was unfortunate that the SYL issue had remained unresolved after decades because it had become a tool to climb to power in Haryana.