Tag: Varanasi

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates State of the Art Sewage Treatment Plant of 10 MLD Capacity at Ramnagar in Varanasi

Prime Minister Also Inaugurated 8 Holy Kunds (Ponds) In Varanasi DELHI, OCT 26: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on his visit to Uttar Pradeshon 25th October, 2021 inaugurated a new state of the art Sewage Treatment Plant of 10 MLD Capacity in Ramnagar, Varanasi. The Government is working […]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates and dedicates PRASHAD projects in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

DELHI, JULY 15: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated various development projects in Varanasi which includesTourist Facilitation Centre under the Project “Development of Varanasi Under PRASHAD Scheme – Phase II” and operation of Cruise Boat from Assi Ghat to RajGhat under the Project “Development of River Cruise in Varanasi under PRASHAD Scheme”. Governor, Uttar Pradesh Smt. Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of […]

Escaping death and rebirth on Varanasi’s sacred riverbanks

Boats loaded with wood arrive almost constantly at the ghats of Varanasi for around 200 cremations per day on the banks of India’s holy Ganges river. Each pyre needs between 200 and 400 kilogrammes (440 and 880 pounds) of wood, meaning the sacred city in northern India burns […]

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