A large number of devotees from various states gathered at the Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj and took a holy dip in the River Ganges on the occasion of 'Mauni Amavasya' on Friday morning.
Amid the chilly weather, thousands of devotees across the nation thronged to the holy river Ganga in Uttarakhand's Haridwar to take a dip in it on the festive occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Friday.
The project involves an investment of Rs 2,486.78 crore, which includes a loan component of Rs 1,511.70 crore. The loan assistant will be from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under Official Development Assistance (ODA) scheme.
As per the government, the major impact of the project includes faster commute and better connectivity between the north and south ports of Bihar and will promote the socio-economic growth of the entire region.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval on Wednesday for the construction of a new 4.56-kilometer-long, six-lane bridge over the Ganga connecting Digha and Sonepur in Bihar.
The riverfront ghats of the Ganges River, from Ravidas Ghat to Rajghat, will be illuminated with over a million earthen lamps (diyas) to honour the river Ganga and its presiding goddess.
Devotees gathered in large numbers at Varanasi's Dashashwamedh Ghat to take a dip in the holy river Ganga on the occasion of Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivah.
Devotees offered prayers and performed rituals beside the Ganga Ghat on the sacred occasion of Ekadashi.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday between the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and e-commerce company Amazon to promote cargo movement and transportation of customer shipments and products via inland waterways using river Ganga through National Waterway 1.