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Article: Ganga barrage: New water sports venue?
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- The Hindustan Times
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- April 21, 2006
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NEW DELHI, India, April 21 -- NATIONAL WATER sports at Ganga barrage will soon become a reality if every thing moves according to the plans. The move in this direction has already been initiated with organising of water sports on the occasion of 'Ganga Mahotsav' here recently.
The success of water sports on the occasion has encouraged the UP Rowing Association to develop it further as a national venue for water sports.
Neeraj Srivastava, vice-president of Uttar Pradesh Rowing Association (UPRA) said that about 45 years ago river Ganga had moved 5 km's away from the city.
But the construction of Ganga barrage in 2004 had brought it back.
Srivastava said Indian Tourism Research and Promotion ...