Mahakumbh to shine with over 40,000 rechargeable bulbs
In a groundbreaking initiative, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install over 40,000 rechargeable bulbs across the entire Mahakumbh fair area in Prayagraj, ensuring 24/7 illumination.
In a groundbreaking initiative, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to install over 40,000 rechargeable bulbs across the entire Mahakumbh fair area in Prayagraj, ensuring 24/7 illumination.
The National Green Tribunal(NGL) has ordered Uttarakhand government to stop building material mining on the banks of river Ganga in Rishikesh following reports of illegal mining in the guise of desilting riverbed following monsoon floods.
The Uttar Pradesh government has undertaken a significant project for the renovation of the ghats in Prayagraj, aiming to transform them into vibrant, modernised spaces reminiscent of the famous ghats in Kashi.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved nine projects worth Rs 265 crore during its 56th Executive Committee meeting held here.
A teenager was successfully rescued from the Ganga river after the car he was in rolled into the river at Nimtala ghat near the Bhutnath temple on Sunday morning.
The team had examined the water quality in the lower stretch of River Ganga and observed the release of municipal waste in River Ganga has deteriorated the much-needed baseline of Water Quality Index (WQI) in the lower stretches of the Ganga river.
Eight years after the Supreme Court moratorium on dam construction in the Upper Ganga region, three Union Ministries and the Uttarakhand government had reached a "consensus" to allow construction of seven hydropower projects, including the one destroyed in the February 2021 flash floods in Chamoli district.
Middle reaches of Ganga in districts such as Badaun and Farrukhabad (UP) are in above normal flood situations. River Ghaghra in Barabanki, Ayodhya & Ballia (UP) and Siwan and Saran (Bihar) districts are flowing in above normal to severe flood situations with a rising trend due to the past two days rainfall in the catchment.
As per the website of the department of irrigation and waterways, the Ganga is flowing at a level of 25.39 m, which is above .09 m from extreme danger level, while the district irrigation department claimed that people need not fear about anything.
"The department is working on a war-like emergency and is taking all the necessary steps to prevent further erosion of the land in those places," she said.
