The Latest Breaking News from Ganga

As groups of pilgrims start arriving at Sagar Island for a holy dip at the confluence of the river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, the West Bengal government is leaving no stone unturned to describe the gathering as the biggest religious event in the country.

A large number of people on Monday visited Haridwar on the occasion of New Year 2024 and took a holy dip in Ganga. The enthusiasm of tourists arriving here from different states was clearly visible at 'Har Ki Pauri'. Read further on Dynamite News:

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. Read Further on Dynamite News

SC orders Bihar to remove 213 unauthorised constructions from Ganga floodplains in Patna. No further construction to take place. Plea filed by Patna resident against illegal structures and encroachments on eco-fragile floodplains. SC noted risk to life and property, destruction of habitat and biodiversity, and contamination of groundwater. 520 acres…

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. Read further on Dynamite News:

Devotees celebrated Somvati Amavasya at the banks of the Ganga river in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, on Monday.

Thousands of people took a dip at the confluence of the holy Ganga and Yamuna praying for good health and fortune on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras.

On January 13 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the luxurious tent city on the floodplains of the Ganga in his constituency Varanasi, and flagged off the Ganga river cruise. Marvelling at the temporary structures with five-star facilities, Modi said: “This newly built, spectacular tent city is another reason…

On the occasion of Dussehra, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav along with his wife and children is on a pilgrimage to Badrinath and Kedarnath Dhams. On Tuesday he took a bath in the Ganga at Devpryag Sangam. Full story on Dynamite News:

Congress also put out an animated video on the situation in Manipur on its social media handle, which showed scenes of bodies lying and the state burning due to violence.

The Namami Gange is a flagship programme of the Centre with the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and the conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga.