Irom Sharmila (Iron Lady of Manipur) fasted for 16 years until August 2016 against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Hindu monk Swami Nigamananda died in 2011 after a 115-day fast against illegal sand mining in the Ganga riverbed. Environmental activist Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand died in October 2018 after a 111-day fast demanding legal safeguards for the Ganga river.