Date:11/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/11/stories/2008101157240300.htm

Other States - Uttaranchal

Ganga faces temporary closure at Har-Ki-Pauri

Dehra Dun: Devotees at Har-Ki-Pauri in Hardwar will miss the flow of the river Ganga, as authorities have ordered stopping the water for a fortnight for annual cleaning.

The order has been issued by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department, which still controls the Ganga in Hardwar even after Uttarakhand was carved out of the State.

During the closure period, the department would carry out the work of cleaning along the banks of the river as well as the Bhimgoada Barrage, official sources said here on Friday. The flow of the Ganga would remain disrupted at Har-Ki-Pauri till Oct 27, they said. During the period, Ganga will flow along its natural path at Hardwar. -- PTI