The former state minister took to X on Sunday and said, "Today at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a request statement was given to the Chief Minister Eknath ji Shinde, regarding the release of water from the reservoir of the upper Godavari valley dam group into the Jayakwadi dam."
As Chhath Puja celebrations are in full swing in different parts of the country and devotees offering 'Araghya' to the rising Sun drone visuals from Delhi's Kalindi Kunj showed a sea of people participating in the festival dedicated to lord Surya.
Devotees offered 'Araghya' to the rising sun as toxic foam floated on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river during Chhath Puja celebrations at Kalindi Kunj, in the national capital, on Monday morning.
Ahead of the last day of the 4-day Chhath Puja festival, devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga river at Digha Ganga Ghat in Patna on Monday morning to worship the rising sun.
Hundreds of people of Indian origin from New Jersey and New York flocked to waterfronts in the United States as they celebrated the auspicious festival of Chhath on Sunday.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced the construction of three ghats dedicated to Chhath Pooja in Panipat district, with an estimated expenditure of Rs 5 crore.
"It's a great festival. It's the biggest and most beautiful festival I've ever been to. And it's an incredible experience because the people are so friendly and everyone is in a great mood. It's a joy to watch everyone doing the prayer. So thank you so much to everyone," said a visitor from
Devotees in Kathmandu thronged to nearby holy water bodies on Sunday evening, offering Arghya to Lord Sun as they prepared to stay awake for the whole night as the arduous fasting of Chhath entered the third day.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) head constable Joginder Singh killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion near Bade Gobra in Chhattisgarh was cremated with military honours here on Sunday.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren offered prayers to the setting sun at the Hatnia pond on the occasion of Chhath festival 2023. He wished for prosperity in the state on this occasion.