Page 27 - 6th NamamiGange NewsLetter

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NAMAMI GANGE

Photo Contest

(Ganga Through Lens)

Ganga – A photo story “Your ancient home, your auspicious friendship,
O Heros, your wealth is on the banks of the Ganga
As they say, every photo narrates a story, a story of its surroundings, of the
people around, the flora and fauna and the activities. Ganga has many a -Rig Veda 3.58.6
story to tell. From its origin in the mountains to its journey in the great Indian
plains to its union with the Bay of Bengal, Ganga provides myriad views of life 1st Prize 1st Prize
and people living on and by its banks. The early morning Sun sneaking out
from the banks, the birds serenading the waters, devotees thronging the Dhananjay Bhuvarya (Varanasi) Raj Ghosh (Howrah)
ghats and paying obeisance to the deity, people hoarded across platforms
and performing their daily chores alongside Ganga, a dolphin or a turtle
emerging out of the folds of the river and many such views enthral one and all
who happen to be with Ganga.

NMCG in its drive to involve and engage the public at large has been
conducting painting and photo contests on its social media platforms. A
photo contest was conducted by the NMCG from 16th to 31st March 2018 on
social media with 'River Ganga' as the theme. The objective of the photo
contest was to emphasize public participation in clean Ganga campaign and
to arouse awareness amongst the viral public about 'Namami Gange'
programs and interventions.

The contest as an overwhelming success as more than 2000 entries were
received on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from people of all ages and
various walks of life during the 16 days period. It was heartening to note that
entries were received from every nook and corner of the country which only
reaffirms the reverence of the people for Ganga. Most of the photos have
been clicked by amateur photographers who pursue this as their hobby. The
proud winners were handed over their prizes by the Honourable Minister of
WR RD & GR Shri Nitin Gadkari in a function held in Delhi on 13th June 2018.

5th Prize 5th Prize

4th Prize 4th Prize Sourav Pal (Kolkata)
Consolation Prize
Pragyan Shukla (Allahabad)
Susomoy Sur (Kolkata) Consolation Prize
Consolation Prize
Sayed Wasi Haider (Varanasi) Harsh Tiwari (Noida)
Consolation Prize Consolation Prize

Ved Prakash Thawait (Haridwar) Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee (Kolkata) Dhananjay Bhuvarya (Varanasi)

During the campaign, the entries varied from a wide variety around the theme like tourist attractions, festivals, Soumya Shankar Ghosal (Kolkata)
livelihood, biodiversity and historical architectures along Ganga.