Dehradun, June 5 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami greeted the people of the state on Thursday on the auspicious occasion of Ganga Dussehra. He also congratulated the devotees coming for the holy festival's Ganga bath.

The Chief Minister said that the life-giving Ganga has an important place in our lives. "Public life cannot be imagined without Ganga and other holy rivers. Holy rivers are also a matter related to our existence," he added.

The Chief Minister said that on this auspicious occasion, people will have to contribute to keeping Ganga and other rivers, as well as all water sources, pure.

Earlier in the day, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister also greeted people on the occasion of World Environment Day, and urged the...