Haridwar, July 28 -- The Kanwar Mela in Haridwar, which commenced on 11 July and concluded successfully on 23 July, saw an unprecedented turnout of approximately 4.5 crore devotees who arrived to collect Ganga water which they carried back to Shiva temples near their houses for Jal Abhishek. While this figure has brought satisfaction to both the government and the Haridwar district administration, it has simultaneously presented a formidable challenge for the district administration and Haridwar Municipal Corporation. With the conclusion of the Kanwar Mela, Haridwar now grapples with a massive accumulation of garbage, stretching from the Ganga ghats to the National Highway, as millions of devotees have left behind several thousand metric ...