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Ganga Mahotsav To Have Swachh Bharat Theme This Year
The five day celebration which takes place in Uttar Pradesh will focus on creating awareness about cleanliness in the river and nearby areas
Kanpur: Ganga Mahotsav would be organised at all the ghats along the Ganges in Kanpur district from October 2 to October 15, to create awareness about cleanliness in river and nearby areas. In a meeting with officials to discuss making Kanpur a smart city, Kanpur Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Iftikharuddin asked all the departments to provide support to the Namami Gange Programme.
He directed officials to hold cultural and other events – Ganga Mahotsav – to spread awareness on the programme in areas along the river.
A committee should be formed for organizing the events between October 2 and October 15, the commissioner said, adding cooperation of all the departments will be required to make the Mahotsav a success.
He also directed the traffic police to effectively implement the integrated traffic management, which has been started on trial basis at 75 intersections.