‘River Festival’ held at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 4 Jul: On the occasion of completing four successful years as the ‘Mukhya Sewak’ of the state, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami performed traditional worship of Mother Ganga at Brahmakund, Har Ki Pauri, in Haridwar. He prayed for the prosperity, peace, and progress of the state. He also prayed to Mother Ganga to fulfil the wishes of all devotees visiting Haridwar.
While addressing participants of the River Festival programme held on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that rivers are not just water sources but have been the foundation of social, economic, and religious life since ancient times. He emphasised that, in order to tackle global challenges like global warming, the conservation and rejuvenation of rivers are extremely important.
The Chief Minister appealed to all citizens to honour rivers like a ‘mother’ and to contribute to keeping them clean and pure. On this occasion, the Chief Minister, along with the gathered devotees, took a pledge to never pollute rivers and to always keep them clean.
The Chief Minister was grandly welcomed by Nitin Gautam, President of Shri Ganga Sabha, Sabhapati Krishan Kumar Sharma, Siddharth Chakrapani, and other officials. The ritual worship of Mother Ganga was conducted by Acharya Amit Shastri.
On this occasion, former Chief Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Rajya Sabha MP Kalpana Saini, MLAs Madan Kaushik and Adesh Chauhan, Vice-Chairman of the State Disaster Management Authority Vinay Ruhela, District Magistrate Mayur Dixit, Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Singh Dobal, along with a large number of public representatives, devotees, and distinguished citizens were also present.
