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Post lunar eclipse: Bhadrachalam temple reopens in Telangana, devotees tak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhadrachalam (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): Bhadrachalam Sita Ramachandraswamy temple, located on the shores of Godavari River here reopened in the early hours of Wednesday to perform the cleansing rituals after a lunar eclipse.
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Bahraich: Villagers organise havan as rivers swell, authorities pull up so
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): After several villages submerged into the River Ganga, locals of affected areas gathered at the riverbank on Sunday to perform special prayers pleading the river goddess to return.
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Prayagraj: City faces flood-like situation as heavy rainfall swells river
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Due to relentless rains, Sangham Ghat here is facing a flood-like situation as the water level of river Ganga has increased.
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Rishikesh: Ganga close to danger mark due to heavy downpour
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 10 (ANI): River Ganga reached close to the danger mark in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Wednesday due to incessant rains across the state.
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New STPs, ghats to keep Ganga water unpolluted in Haridwar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 2 (ANI): A growing metropolis and hub of religious tourism, Haridwar annually attracts lakhs of tourists who arrive in the ancient city to take a holy dip in river Ganga.
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Ganga gets a new breath of life in Kanpur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): Located on the west bank of river Ganga, Kanpur is a densely populated city famous for its leather industries. The city produces an estimated 450 million litres of municipal sewage and industrial effluent daily, a majority of which was flowing di
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Constructed wetlands to help filter sewage waste flowing into Ganga
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bithoor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): Located a few miles away from the Kanpur city, Bithoor is a historical town situated on the bank of holy river Ganga.
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Narmada, Yamuna, Mahanadi etc will be cleaned on lines of Ganga: President
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): The Centre is committed to the cleaning up major rivers like Cauvery, Periyar and Narmada on the lines of its ambitious 'Namami Gange' programme for river Ganga, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday.
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Govt committed to ensuring clean Ganga: Kovind
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 20 (ANI): The central government is fully committed to ensuring the uninterrupted flow of river Ganga and making it pollution-free, said President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday.
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'75 lakh litres of polluted water being dumped into Ganga everyday'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India] June 13 (ANI): An official engaged with the government's Namami Gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river Ganga every day.
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UP: Devotees throng holy ghats to celebrate Ganga Dussehra
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi/Prayagraj (UP) [India], June 12 (ANI): Several devotees thronged the holy ghats of the River Ganga to take a dip in the holy river on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra.
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NMCG organises events to mark World Environment Day
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 5 (ANI): On the occasion of World Environment Day, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Wednesday organised a day-long convention to discuss ways to protect River Ganga and its tributaries.
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