Ghats light up as Ganga Aarti organized at Kachla Ghat in Badaun
News | January 16, 2019 8:52 ISTGhats light up as Ganga Aarti organized at Kachla Ghat in Badaun
Ghats light up as Ganga Aarti organized at Kachla Ghat in Badaun
Devotees braved the cold weather to take a dip in the icy water as they reached the Kumbh Nagari which witnessed a huge rush of people from far-away lands as early as 4 in the morning.
He said meaningful results are achieved when the government works with transparency and honesty.
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In the latest study of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year.
Flowers, incense and other religious items come in plastic packaging adorned with images of gods. Devotees do not want to throw away this packaging, so they either leave the packaging under trees or immerse it into water bodies.
Swami Sanand was forcibly shifted to the AIIMS hospital from his Matri Sadan ashram on Wednesday after his health deteriorated significantly after he stopped drinking water.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said Yashwant Rana alias Sunny, a native of Doghat village in Baghpat district, was arrested along with his girlfriend Anshul after some people informed police about their suspicious movement at a secluded place near the canal.
This apart, massive projects for river front development and boosting cargo transportation by developing the National Waterways 1 on Ganga are also on, Gadkari said.
He described river Ganga as our "culture, heritage and identity" and hoped that people will come forward to help the government in this endeavour of theirs.
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"It's an insult to women if such things have happened. These are deeds of half-witted people," ANI quoted Anuragi as saying on Monday.
The green panel directed National Mission for Clean Ganga to install display boards at a gap of 100 kilometres, indicating whether the water was fit for bathing or drinking.
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Minister of State for Water Resources Satyapal Singh also said in a written reply that construction and beautification of 228 of the total 361 ghats sanctioned have been completed till now under the Centre's Namami Gange programme.
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Mamata Banerjee said her government has taken several steps like waiving off the taxes from the fair, providing adequate transportation and giving an overall insurance cover in case of accidental deaths of the pilgrims and other during the fair.
To a separate query, he said an 11-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of A B Pandya, former chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC), to address the issue of flood and siltation in Bihar.
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