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World Bank steps up support for Namami Gange Programme
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The World Bank has approved funds worth USD 600 million for the development of infrastructure projects along the river Ganga under the National Ganga River Basin Project.
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Sushant Singh Rajput's father and sisters immerse ashes following the acto
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 18 (ANI): Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's family immersed his ashes in the Ganga river on Thursday.
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Varanasi boatmen face financial hardships
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] June 8 (ANI): Boatmen on the bank of river Ganga say they are facing financial hardships even as relaxations are extended during unlock 1.
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Gangaquest-2020 online quiz crosses a million mark, receives unprecedented
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): While the country has been struggling to battle COVID-19, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been busy for more than a month in raising another awakening among people especially among children about Ganga, Rivers and Environment-- Gangaquest-2020
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Despite scorching heat, Ganga ghat falls silent in Varanasi due to lockdow
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Like the rest of the northern part of the country, people in Varanasi are also reeling under the scorching heat. But, because of the lockdown, locals are not even allowed to take a bath in the Ganga river to beat the heat.
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Woman throws her five children into Ganga River in UP's Bhadohi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): A woman allegedly threw her five children into the Ganges after an argument with her husband in Bhadohi here. The body of an 11-year-old girl has been recovered from the river so far, police said.
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COVID-19 lockdown makes Ganga water cleaner
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): With industries shut and people staying home, the quality of Ganga river water has witnessed a significant improvement of around '40 to 50 per cent' since March 24, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in the w
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2 engineering students go missing in Bihar's Bhagalpur during swim in Gang
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Two engineering students who had gone for a swim in the Ganga river went missing on Saturday, police said.
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Search underway for missing people in UP's Chandauli boat mishap
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): A major search operation is on for at least five people, including three children who went missing after their boat capsized in the Ganga river near Mahuji village in Chandauli district on Saturday.
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Boat capsizes in Ganga river in UP's Chandauli
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 29 (ANI): A boat carrying mostly labours capsized in Ganga river near Mahuji village here on Saturday.
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Meeting held to address holistic conservation approach in Ganga basin reju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): A meeting was held here to address the holistic conservation approach towards river rejuvenation adopted by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the Ganga River Basin.
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Namami Gange project helps rejuvenate Ganga River in Bhatpara, Halisahar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhatpara (West Bengal) [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Situated on the banks of the Hooghly River, Bhatpara is known for its rich traditions in the field of Sanskrit learning and for its jute processing plants.
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