Season 2 of Popular Travelogue Series ‘Rag Rag Mein Ganga’ Launched
NewDelhi, 16August 2021 : The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Union Minister forInformation & Broadcastingand Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur along with Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries Shri Prahlad Singh Patel jointly launched the Second Season of the popular series ‘Rag Rag Mein Ganga’ today. The Season one of the series which was telecast on Doordashan in 2019 anchored by actor Rajeev Khandelwal had received an overwhelming response following which the second season was launched today.
Addressing the gathering after jointly launching the Season two of the series, Union Minister, Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the purpose of the program is to inculcate a sense of responsibility towards this holy river in the people. He expressed pleasure at the initiative yielding very positive results. Shri Shekhawat said 40 percent of the country’s population is dependent on the Ganga River Basin for their livelihood in one way or the other and today, a new consciousness of hope and faith has awakened among the countrymen regarding the conservation, development and ecological balance of rivers. He added that people have become serious about environment conservation and this thought has given impetus to the works of conservation along with uniting the country.
Shri Shekhawat said that it is a matter of pride for us to see the remarkable achievement in last few years in cleaning of river Ganga. Sharing an anecdote from his visit at world water week at Stockholm, the Union Minister said that the government’s efforts towards environment conservation are internationally acclaimed. This has been possible because of the 4 P principle of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Shri Shekhawat further added that since public participation is an important aspect in the success of any campaign, a lot of emphasis is being laid on making this mission a Jan Andolan with Jan Bhagidari and that is why the big project has been implemented as a community plan, in which there is full participation of the public, and they are feeling a direct connection with this work.
Congratulating Jal Shakti Ministry for their vision of encouraging public participation as part of Namami Gange program, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports,Shri Anurag Thakur said that this initiative will take public participation for Ganga conservation to next level by making it a mass movement. Quoting the huge viewership of Ramayan and Mahabharat during the lockdown, Shri Thakur said that Doordarshan is known for creating quality content which remains popular even after decades. “Rag Rag Mein Ganga season 1 and season 2 is one such program with has potential to remain popular for years”, he added.
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