'Ganga Utsav' organized to celebrate the legacy of the historic river that witnessed the glory of Indian civilization

One of the main objectives of Ganga Utsav 2022 is to celebrate the rivers and spread awareness on the significance of river rejuvenation across river basins in India.

NewsBharati 04-Nov-2022 11:54:28 AM

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New Delhi, Nov 4: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under the Ministry of Jal Shakti has organized Ganga Utsav- The River Festival 2022 on Nov 4, at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi in two sessions. The Union Minister for Culture, G. Kishan Reddy, is the Chief Guest in the morning session, whereas Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will preside over the evening session.

One of the main objectives of Ganga Utsav 2022 is to celebrate the rivers and spread awareness on the significance of river rejuvenation across river basins in India. Dedicating the grand event to the 75 years of Indian Independence - Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the aim is to hold similar events at more than 75 locations in states to celebrate the rivers of India. Various activities of Ganga Utsav will take place at central, state, and district levels on both physical and virtual platforms.

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Ganga Utsav 2022 will be an exciting blend of art, culture, music, knowledge, poetry, dialogue, and stories. The event at New Delhi will witness exuberant dance and musical performances from renowned artists including Dr. G. Padmaja Reddy, Padma Shri, Siddhartha Banerjee, Megha Nair, Bimal Jain, Folk Dance Performance from Uttarakhand and Rajasthani and much more. To impart a sense of spiritualism and motivate the youths to partake in river rejuvenation, Dr. Chitra Roy from Art of Living will be doing satsang.

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In order to rope-in the young crowd to the Ganga Utsav 2022, several activities like Puppet Show, Film Screening, Painting, Pottery & Nest Making Workshop, Book Stall. A mini food festival will be part of the Ganga Utsav 2022. The food stalls from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal will be set up for the people to feast on. There will be a dedicated children activity area organised by GIZ and Tree Craze Foundation to enthral the younger crowd with fun-filled activities to the cause of river rejuvenation. Post-lunch break, film screening will be conducted and a storytelling session by Ms. Rituparna Ghosh is also scheduled to be held in Ganga Utsav 2022.