“On this Ganga Utsav,” HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji avers, “the day that we commemorate Mother Ganga being named India’s National River, it is time that we must all come together – all faith leaders, all faith-based organisations, all stakeholders…all leaders across India – to ensure that Maa Ganga remains in her clean and free-flowing state. Because if Ganga dies, India dies. And if Ganga thrives, then India thrives.

“To me Maa Ganga is the ambassador of all water bodies. She represents all of Mother Nature. Along her banks we have seen the birth, as well as the flourishing, of our civilization. She is our history. She is our destiny.

“It is time that we do everything in our capacity to ensure that the efforts made through our Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji and his divine mission and vision for Namami Gange, should be sustained for the welfare of all. It is time that the people must come forward to illustrate that Jan Shakti is dedicated to Jal Shakti. It is time.”