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Updated: Jan 17, 2020 08:06 IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Ganga River Front Development along the banks of the mighty river in the State capital
is a paradise for the residents, especially walkers and students.The riverfront project entails the development of 5.7 km long and 15ft wide
walkway along the 16 ghats in the city which will have amenities like decorative street lamps, public lavatories, 500 seating benches and
green cover, built under the Namami Gange project of the National Mission for Clean Ganga."Patna is also very unique because there we have
built a riverfront development along with the ghats
And you have a beautiful promenade where people walk around and perform yoga
Students from Patna University also visit the place to relax and study
It is a very good place for the public to visit," said Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General of NMCG."We have already built 16 ghats through
this promenade, and of course, the Bihar government is also planning to come up with some more of them
A very big integrated riverfront development project is actually underway in Patna," he added.For the residents of the city, the riverfront
has become a recreational area and a cultural hub with cafes, studying rooms and Dolphin information centres
It also helps in spreading awareness about keeping the environment clean, especially preventing the disposal of untreated sewage into the
river."This is an admirable work
It's a dream come true as we wanted this kind of development on the banks of the Ganga
We feel like we are living in a metropolitan city," said Sanjay Kumar Thakur, a visitor from Samastipur."I like coming here for a morning
Away from the city's hustle and bustle, we breathe fresh air while walking on the clean ghats," said Khusboo Thakur, a student
The promenades also have decorative street lamps, public lavatories, seating benches and green cover.A
major attraction for the visitors is the magnificent Madhubani wall paintings along the walkway with messages related to keeping the river
The Ganges is an essential part of life of people in Bihar
Some of the most important festivals and religious congregations are celebrated on its banks, where large number of devotees gather.In
Sonepur, a town in Bihar, located on the banks of the River Gandak and Ganges, many new ghats have been built under the NMCG programme
The town hosts the world's largest cattle fair and attracts lakhs of devotees who take a dip in the holy river every year
