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Ganga clean, India clean One of the many slogans along the roads of Haridwar during Kumbh Mela caught my attention. Why does Kumbh mela happen and why only at four places? Why burnt ashes and bones are immersed in River Ganga ? I not only got answers to the above but it also gave me a glimpse of India’s tourism potential might if governance and civic sense demonstrate their vigil. Visiting Haridwar during Kumbh mela came by chance. When that chance came through Good Friday, I did not miss it. Just before Meerut , we took a bypass that goes along the ' Ganga Nahar ’. This road has an adjacent pavement for ' Kavdi ' - devotees who carry Ganga water on their bare foot. Width of this road is barely enough to cross two cars but it spares a trouble from the plying trucks and pollution of the main road. Water pump that draws water from the tunnel and transform into lush green outstretched fields shows gift of water in bringing the prosperity and the happiness. Along the...