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Varanasi: Devotees take holy dip in river Ganga on the occasion of 'Ekadashi'

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:

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Haridwar: Devotees take holy dip in river Ganga on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya

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

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Uttar Pradesh: Devotees take dip at confluence of Ganga, Yamuna on auspicious occasion of Dhanteras

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.

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Modi flagged off Varanasi tent city project without Clean Ganga clearance

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…

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Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip at Devprayag Sangam, gets Mother Ganga blessings

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:

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Congress flays govt over GST on Ganga water, CBIC issues clarification

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.

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Online auction of gifts, mementoes received by PM Modi begins

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.

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Clues to ancient Kosi superflood say it could happen again today

Geologists from Edinburgh and Glasgow universities, led by Prof. Rajiv Sinha from IIT Kanpur, studied sedimentary cores from Karnali, Ganga, and Kosi rivers to reconstruct floods in Miocene era. The team found evidence of an extreme monsoon event and hyperconcentrated flows 11,000 years ago in the Kosi river, which can…

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CSIR-NGRI releases 3D aquifer map of 10,000 sq.km area of Ganga-Yamuna ‘doab’ between Prayagraj and Kanpur

Scientists from Hyderabad’s CSIR-NGRI unveiled the 3D aquifer map of 10,000 sq.km area of Ganga-Yamuna ‘doab’. The map is expected to aid management and augmentation of groundwater resources. Hydrogeological linkages between two existing and one ancient river have also been discovered. Over 100 sites for managed aquifer recharge have been…

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Two BJP MPs in West Bengal face protests in their home turf

BJP MPs in West Bengal face protests; villagers in Malda plead for help from Khagen Murmu over Ganga river erosion and BJP workers lock Union Minister Subhas Sarkar in party office in Bankura

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Seven years on, mission to clean the Ganga remains a work in progress

Govt's ₹20,000 cr NMCG mission has installed treatment plants to treat 20% of sewage generated in 5 major States along Ganga. This is expected to increase to 33% by 2024 and 60% by 2026. NMCG plans to set up 7,000 MLD of sewage treatment plants by 2026.

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Uttarakhand: Water level of Ganga River reduced in Rishikesh

According to officials, the water level of the river Ganga at the Parmarth Niketan Ghat has declined in the past twenty-four hours. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Irrigation department favours change of gates, additional vents for higher discharge at Kaddam

At a high-level meeting, it was decided to create 2 lakh cusecs flood discharge capacity, replace 65-year-old crest gates, study flood protection works on rivers like Ganga, Brahmaputra, take protection measures for key installations, relocate affected villages, take mitigation measures for 7 major streams, and propose interventions like groynes/spurs.

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Over 300 villages in 13 Uttar Pradesh districts affected by floods

More than 300 villages in 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh have been affected by floods and several rivers in July 2023 including the Ganga and the Yamuna are in spate due to rains in Uttar Pradesh and the upper catchment areas.

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Incessant rain continues to lash Uttarakhand, CM reaches disaster control room

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on July 18 reached the State Disaster Control Room here to take stock of the situation in the state amid continuous rains and directed officials to remain on alert mode.

The Hindu

Landslides triggered by rains; Ganga breaches danger mark, alert issued in Haridwar

Rains lash Uttk, trigger landslides, Ganga crosses danger mark in Devprayag & warning level in Haridwar. 71 villages in Laksar, Khanpur, Roorkee, Bhagwanpur & Haridwar affected.

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Portion of a pontoon bridge washed away due to strong winds and rain in Bihar

A portion of a pontoon bridge across the river Ganga in Vaishali district was washed away on Wednesday due to strong winds and rain, causing inconvenience to daily commuters.

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Another under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar

Barely three weeks after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district, a portion of another bridge in Kishanganj district caved-in.

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JD(U) MLA holds department head responsible for bridge collapse in Bihar

After the Sultanganj-Aguwani ghat bridge over river Ganga collapsed on June 4 in Bihar’s Khagaria district, the ruling Janata Dal(U) MLA from Parbatta Assembly constituency Sanjeev Kumar held the head of the State Road Construction Department responsible for the incident.

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Bihar: SDRF team inspects river Ganga after bridge collapse in Bhagalpur; Guard missing

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe into the collapse of the under-construction bridge in Bhagalpur. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Watch | Meet the army of volunteers who protect the Ganga

A video on the the Ganga Praharis, who keep a check on river pollution, prevent people from littering as well as report poaching

The Times of India

Don't take any step that undermines sports: Union minister Anurag Thakur tells wrestlers; Opposition slams govt

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked protesting wrestlers not to take any step that could undermine sports or hurt players and said they should wait for the probe to complete, even as political parties stepped up attacks on the government over the issue.

The Times of India

'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' now 'Beti BJP ke netaon se bachao': Congress slams govt over wrestlers issue

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday claimed the BJP's slogan of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' now means 'Beti BJP ke netaon se bachao (save daughters from BJP leaders)' and also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not making an appeal to the protesting wrestlers to not throw their…

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Don't take any step that would undermine sports, let probe be completed: Sports Minister to protesting wrestlers

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur’s remarks come a day after the country’s top wrestlers reached Har ki Pauri to immerse their medals in the river Ganga

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Watch: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi starts running when questioned on wrestlers’ protest

Even as India’s protesting wrestlers sat on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their medals, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi went on a run to avoid answering questions on their protest.

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