In a joint move by social organisation Being Bhagirath and Bharat Lok Seva Sansthan, a cleanliness campaign was launched on banks of Ganga river here.
A group from Netherlands visiting as part of a cultural exchange programme also participated in the activity.
The coordinator of Being Bhagirath, Shikhar Paliwal said that in second consecutive year, the visitors from Netherlands cleaned Har Ki Paidi area and other ghats removing discarded clothes and other material stuck on railings along the Ganga Ghats.
The president of Bharat Lok Seva Sansthan, Manoj Kumar Pal said that the volunteers from Netherlands had participated in cleanliness campaigns in other countries as well. They had expressed desire to participate in Ganga cleaning campaign in Haridwar at Har Ki Paidi so with combined efforts, waste was removed from the banks of the river here.
Paliwal said that the volunteers used different tools to clean the Ghats and remove solid waste. They had brought the cleaning aids with them. Many pilgrims also joined the campaign aimed at cleaning Ganga Ghat.