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Varanasi Ganga Flood: Even after changing the place of Ganga Aarti, there has been a crowd of devotees at the ghats. Along with the team of water police and NDRF, volunteers are also under the protection of people, but …
Varanasi. In Varanasi, UP, Ganga has now taken the form of a rage. The contact route of all 84 ghats has been broken due to the ever increasing water level. Now the world famous Ganga Aarti has also been affected by this. The daily evening Ganga Aarti to be held at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi has started taking place from Tuesday evening. If this process of increase in water level continues, Ganga Aarti will be done soon on the roofs. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level of Ganga was recorded at 63.13 meters on Tuesday morning in Varanasi. It is estimated that from Wednesday, there will be a rapid increase in the Ganges.
10 feet back
Due to increase in water, the site of Aarti of Dashashwamedh and Assi Ghat also drowned in the water. Due to this, the problems of organizers increased from noon. The organizers placed the place of Aarti’s post above the appointed place, then the Aarti started in the changed place with the evening. Chairman of Ganga Seva Nidhi Sushant Mishra said that the place of Ganga Aarti of Dashashwamedh Ghat has been ranked 10 feet today. Because of this, the place of Ganga Aarti has changed for the first time today. As the water level of the Ganges rises, the Aarti will go up.
Ban on small boats
Even after changing the place of Ganga Aarti, there has been a crowd of devotees at the ghats. Along with the team of water police and NDRF, the volunteers of the institution are also standing for the safety of the devotees. In Varanasi, with the rising water level of the Ganges, now the miseries of the people have started increasing. The operation of small boats has already been closed and the cremation is being done on the roofs on the Manikarnika Ghat. In the midst of all this, now the place of Ganga Aarti has also been changed.
