PM initiates drive for clean Ganga at Assi Ghat, Varanasi

Today, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi initiated the drive towards a clean Ganga, as he participated in shramdaan to remove dirt on the banks of the River Ganga at Assi Ghat in Varanasi The Prime Minister later nominated nine eminent persons to carry forward the task including Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, cricketers Mohammed Kaif and Suresh Raina, Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari, singer Kailash Kher, chancellor of Chitrakoot Handicapped University Swami Ram Bhadracharya, writer Manu Sharma, Padma Shri Professor Devi Prasad Dwivedi and television actor Raju Shrivastava to carry the task forward.. He said social organizations in Varanasi have assured him that the work of cleaning the Ghats in the city shall be completed in one month. Earlier, Shri Narendra Modi offered prayers and performed Aarti Pujan at Assi Ghat.