5th edition of ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ begins

The 5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised from November 01 to 03, 2021 in virtual format
The “Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival “ will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the rivers of the country to promote the celebration of ‘Nadi Utsav’ (River Festival).
The 2021 event has been organised under the leadership of Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
The annual event is organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) jointly with the Ministry of Jal Shakti to mark the anniversary of announcement of River Ganga as the ‘National River’ on November 04, 2008..
The 2021 celebrations will be part of the 75 years of Independence and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
On the first day of the festival, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) got registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of photos of handwritten notes uploaded on Facebook in an hour.

Source: PIB