The annual ‘Kanwar Yatra’ ended on July 15 with Haridwar witnessing a rush of record number of devotees who come to collect water from the Ganga. The unprecedented rush also left behind a mountain of garbage — over 28,000 metric tons of waste, nearly five times more than the total waste generated in the city in a month.
Senior Superintandant of Police (SSP), Haridwar, Ajay Singh, told The Hindu that a total of 4.07 crore kanwariyas visited Haridwar in the 12 days of the yatra that started on July 4. Over 46 lakh vehicles reached Haridwar between July 4 and 15.
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