Ganga's cleansing of utmost importance to govt: Jal Shakti minister

"Ganga has been the foundation of India's economic activity and livelihood of 40 per cent of the country's population is dependent upon Ganga which also makes its cleansing of utmost importance for us," Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on Monday.

“Ganga’s cleansing is of utmost importance to the government as the sacred river has been the foundation of India's economic activity,” Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on Monday.

“The National Clean Ganga Mission has managed to connect the common man with the river,” the minister said at the Ganga Utsav being organised to celebrate rivers.

"We have succeeded in connecting Ganga with the common man and made it a Jan Andolan under the NMCG. There are crores of people who are fulfilling their responsibility in carrying out the process of cleaning Ganga," he said.