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ganga sagar news

NGT forms panel to ensure restoration of three Darbhanga lakes

Dighi, Harai, and Ganga Sagar are the three ponds in Bihar’s Darbhanga town (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 03:32 pm IST

Delhi’s water supply from Ganga canal hit as Jal Board warns of tough days ahead

Several areas in north, central and south Delhi were already facing water supply issues due to low levels of water in the Yamuna as well as higher ammonia content in the river water leading to inadequate treatment and production of water at the Chandrawal and Wazirabad plants. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 01:52 am IST

What is ‘Gangasagar Mela’ for which Mamata is demanding ‘national status’

Approximately three million people are expected to attend the mela this year. (File)
Published on Jan 04, 2023 08:51 pm IST

Haridwar cleanest among towns on Ganga banks

Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga town in the category of more than 1 lakh population.
Published on Oct 01, 2022 07:22 pm IST

Viral clip of hookah & chicken party on Ganga invites probe in UP's Prayagraj

Screengrab from the video. 
Updated on Sept 02, 2022 02:05 pm IST

Three lakh take holy dip in Ganga in Prayagraj amid rising coronavirus cases

Hindu women apply vermilion (Sindoor) after taking holy dip in the Ganga River on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival.
Published on Jan 15, 2022 04:43 pm IST

Gangasagar Mela starts today, lakhs of pilgrims head to Bengal as HC gives nod

During Gangasagar Mela, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, thousands of pilgrims, seers and tourists take a holy dip in the confluence of Ganga and Bay of Bengal, and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Temple. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo)
Updated on Jan 08, 2022 06:46 am IST

With masks, sanitisers and Covid tests, Bengal readies for Ganga Sagar Mela

Pilgrims gather on the banks of the Ganga at the Gangasagar, some 55km south of Kolkata.
Published on Dec 26, 2020 12:06 pm IST

Schools, anganwadis to have tap water supply within 100 days: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses after inaugurating six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission via video conference, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Updated on Sept 29, 2020 11:19 pm IST

Govt authorities feed hundreds of stray dogs, cows as pilgrims fail to turn up at Ganga Sagar

The Ganga Sagar mela, which is held on the island every year in mid-January, is the second-largest congregation of Hindu pilgrims in the country after the Kumbh Mela.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 05:00 pm IST

PM Modi may announce new Ganga Action Plan in Kanpur today

Prime Minister Modi would be present at a university in Kanpur for nearly four-and-a-half hours during which he would discuss the joint report on the projects carried out under Namami Gange mission.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 06:53 am IST

1,000 dams on Ganga basin obstructing tributaries: Study

There are at least a thousand dams on the Ganga basin obstructing the flows of its various tributaries and adversely affecting the overall health of the river system
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 02:51 am IST

WII, National Geographic Society to monitor plastic pollution across Ganga

Plastic waste strewn at Sangam in Allahabad.
Published on Apr 15, 2019 04:43 pm IST