For the first time Ganga festival was celebrated on the banks of Ganga. Due to Ganga festival, Chandi Ghat of Haridwar was seen glittering. Director General Namami Gange Rajiv Mittal said that the festival is about the conservation of Maa Ganga. He said that this festival is being celebrated in five other states as well. He said that the objective of this event is that rivers should not be made just a source of water but the basis of life.
He said that this is not just a festival but a campaign. Through this we try to explain the importance of rivers. He said that for the first time a festival has been organized on the banks of Ganga. Earlier this event was organized in Delhi.
