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04/11/22 13:04 PM IST

Ganga Utsav

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  • The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti is organizing Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 on 4th November, 2022 at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.
About Ganga Utsav 
  • Objectives- To celebrate our rivers and spread awareness on the significance of river rejuvenation across river basins in India. 
  • Major contributors to the Clean Ganga Fund to be felicitated by Union Jal Shakti Minister
  • Arth Ganga will be focus area as it aims to establish people-river connect
  • District Ganga Committees mobilized to ensure ardent participation in Ganga Utsav
  • A mini food festival will be part of the Ganga Utsav 2022
  • Film screening and a storytelling session to also be conducted
  • The Ganga Utsav 2022 is being developed as a model for River Festivals
  • Ganga Utsav 2022 will be an exciting blend of art, culture, music, knowledge, poetry, dialogue, and stories.
  • It will also have Arth Ganga as its focus area as it aims to establish people-river connect through the “bridge of economics” and will be an excellent platform to communicate the importance of rivers vis-a-vis the employment generational initiatives taken up under Arth Ganga model, which includes Natural Farming, Ghat Pe Haat, Jalaj, Training of Ganga Sewaks, Ganga Artis etc. 
Source- PIB 

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