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Kanpur: PM Modi chairs National Ganga Council meet, review progress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Kanpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the first meeting of National Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga Council (National Ganga Council) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here, he was greeted by key BJP leaders including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP cabinet minister Satish Mahana, upon his arrival at the Chakeri airport in Kanpur.

Meanwhile, security has been heightened in the city for the Prime Minister's visit.

Among those who were present are Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi, Union Ministers Prahlad Singh Patel, Hardeep Singh Puri, Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Narendra Singh Tomar and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat among others.

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Prem Prakash, ADG Kanpur Zone said that tri-level security arrangements have been done for the Prime Minister's visit. (ANI)

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