Comprehensive efforts towards cleaning Ganga will bear results, says historian Sudipta Sen

Jan 04, 2020

New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga held its first session of the Ganga lecture series with an aim to educate and discuss the glorious past and present of river Ganga in New Delhi. Dr. Sudipta Sen, a distinguished professor and acclaimed historian, who also released his book---‘Many pasts of a river’---on the occasion, presented an in-depth analysis on the subject of the lecture, Ganga and the Pulse of Civilization: The Future and Past of India’s Great River. Sudipta’s book also revolves around the fascinating story of the world's third-largest river from prehistoric times to the present. He has also focused on myths surrounding the origin of the river in Hinduism and its significance in Buddhism. The conduct of a lecture series is latest in NMCG’s holistic approach towards restoring the purity of the river. National Mission for clean Ganga works towards ensuring effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of river Ganga through an integrated and a multi-layered strategy. While it has been working relentlessly on ground to ensure water quality and environmentally sustainable development, it has given special attention to need of spreading awareness at a mass level.