As part of its Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan aimed at ensuring public participation in efforts for cleaning the Ganga river, the All World Gayatri Pariwar will undertake Ganga Amrit Kalash Yatra. As part of this yatra, activists of the AWGP will begin from Gangotri on September 21 after collecting water from Gaumukh and from there travel through villages and towns raising awareness.
According to the AWGP, it has been undertaking the Nirmal Ganga Jan Abhiyan aimed at cleaning the Ganga for which the entire length of the river has been divided into five zones. This programme has been divided into five stages with survey work having been undertaken in the first stage and public awareness programmes being held by AWGP activists in more than 150 places as part of the second stage. In the second stage aimed at raising public awareness and exhorting public to participate in efforts aimed at cleaning the Ganga, about 10 lakh people committed themselves to this task and 450 Ganga groups were also formed. As part of the third stage of the programme, the Ganga Amrit Kalash Yatra will be flagged off by the AWGP head Pranav Pandya on September 21 from Gangotri.
Activists carrying water collected at Gaumukh will travel through villages and towns raising awareness on the issue. The activists will reach Haridwar on October 11 and tour areas in and around Haridwar till October 17. The 2,525 kilometres long Ganga Amrit Kalash Yatra will pass through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.