Chhattisgarh govt will hold a special event on Feb 25 for prisoners in state to have a Maha Kumbh bath with sacred Ganga water. Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma who also holds the ...

Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma announced a special event for prisoners on Feb 25 for a spiritual purification bath with sacred Ganga water. The initiative includes inmates from ...

The central government on Monday (March 10, 2025) cited a new report from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Parliament and said the water in the Ganga at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj ...

It is believed that by performing this ritualistic bath, all the sins of the person will be washed away. Ganga Sagar Snan is observed with great fanfare all over the country. The festivities may vary ...

The government also said it had provided a total of Rs 7,421 crore to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for cleaning the river in 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (until March 9) In this ...

recently issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over allegations that inadequate sanitation facilities at the Maha Kumbh Mela have led to open defecation along the banks of Ganga river.

CPCB concluded that the Ganga's water quality was fit for bathing. However, the CPCB noted significant "variability in data" in water quality. A report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB ...