New Delhi: Actor Anil Kapoor recently visited Varanasi for Dev Diwali celebrations that happen every year in the city, 15 days after Diwali. The actor was left delighted at the way the city has transformed over the years, sharing beautiful pictures of the city and its ghats on his social media. The actor also wrote to Prime Minister for his ‘blessed experience’ and said,
Visited #Varanasi after a long gap for #DevDiwali. Was delighted to see the way the city has transformed, especially the roads leading to the ghats.
Anil Kapoor further said,
It is now much safer and so beautiful. Had such a blessed experience being part of an amazing puja event. @narendramodi Ji.
Visited #Varanasi after a long gap for #DevDiwali. Was delighted to see the way the city has transformed, especially the roads leading to the ghats. Much safer & so beautiful. Had such a blessed experience being part of an amazing puja event. @narendramodi Ji. pic.twitter.com/zsYHbksqu2
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) November 25, 2018
The actor also shared pictures and videos of him soaking in the beauty of the mighty river Ganga during the famous Ganga Aarti. He said, “Soaking in the peace & serenity! The Ganga Aarti has to be one of the special highlights of the year for me! Beautiful #Varanasi at its best! May we all have a great year ahead! #positivevibes #DevDiwali”
Soaking in the peace & serenity! The Ganga Aarti has to be one of the special highlights of the year for me! Beautiful #Varanasi at its best! May we all have a great year ahead! #positivevibes #DevDiwali pic.twitter.com/dJ8GiagAxW
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) November 23, 2018
Seeing the happy feedback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi replied to Anil Kapoor and said,
Happy that you enjoyed your Kashi visit and witnessed the city’s transformation!
Happy that you enjoyed your Kashi visit and witnessed the city's transformation! @AnilKapoor https://t.co/7jK1TgK7N6
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2018
Currently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated many projects in his parliamentary constituency in a bid to transform the city completely. He has recently inaugurated 140 MLD Dinapur Sewage Treatment Plant in the city to fast-track the Ganga cleaning project. This Rs. 153 crore sewage plant has been set up through a public-private partnership model and aims to ensure that no untreated sewage water goes into the Ganga.
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Recently during his visit in Varanasi, PM Modi highlighted Varanasi’s transformation and said that villages on the banks of the Ganga had been declared open defecation free (ODF) successfully thereby making the city a much cleaner place. He also added that the government is taking sanitation and health quite seriously and as a result, rural sanitation, which was less than 40 per cent four years ago is 95 per cent today.
Also Read: Varanasi To Get Two New Sewage Treatment Plants Before March 2018
NDTV – Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign lends support to the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, the campaign aims to spread awareness about hygiene and sanitation, the importance of building toilets and making India open defecation free (ODF) by October 2019, a target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in 2014. Over the years, the campaign has widened its scope to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and menstrual hygiene. The campaign has also focused extensively on marine pollution, clean Ganga Project and rejuvenation of Yamuna, two of India’s major river bodies.
