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The responsibility of cleaning and maintenance of 12 ghats located along the Ganga will be given to seven NGOs, a senior official said.
The ghats, including Dasaswamedh ghat, Sheetla ghat, Rajendar Prasad ghat, Prayag ghat, Manmandir ghat, Meer ghat, Munshi ghat, Bhonsle ghat, Guleriya ghat, Ganesh ghat and Shivala ghat will be taken care of by the NGOs for a period of three years, Divisional Commissioner Chanchal Kumar Tiwari said, while approving the proposal on Monday.
The NGOs will ensure removal of the debris deposited on the ghats and will also be responsible for their cleaning and maintenance.
The proposal does not include permission to carry out heavy repair, demolition or any new construction. The NGOs will not be permitted to display of any kind of advertisements on the ghats, Tiwari said.
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