Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the first meeting of the National Ganga Council on Saturday, tumbled on the steps of Ganga ghat in Kanpur.
He was then picked by his security guards. The video has gone viral and was shared by several users on social media. In the video, PM Modi can be seen stumbling and falling down as he climbs up the stairs.
PM Modi falls on Ganga-Ghat stairs
and Sir @narendramodi hope you’re fine🙏#Kanpur #NamamiGange#NarendraModi #Modi pic.twitter.com/0xi5GLzB5w— omprakash pawar (@oppawar1) December 14, 2019
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PM Modi on Saturday arrived in Kanpur and chaired the first meeting of the National Ganga Council. The meeting was aimed at reinforcing the importance of a Ganga-centric approach in all states and central ministries.
“Priority could be given to women Self Help Groups and ex-servicemen organizations for these programs. Such practices, along with the creation of infrastructure for water sports and development of camp sites, cycling and walking tracks etc, would help to tap the ‘hybrid’ tourism potential of the river basin area- for purposes of religious as well as adventure tourism. The income generated from encouraging eco-tourism and Ganga wildlife conservation and cruise tourism etc. would help to generate sustainable income streams for cleaning of Ganga,” the release said.
PM Modi said that a lot has been done under Namami Gange since 2014 but much more needs to be done.
The Namami Gange meeting was attended by Union Ministers for Jal Shakti, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Urban Affairs, Power, Tourism, Shipping and Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Vice Chairman Niti Aayog and other senior officials.
(With ANI Inputs)