BMC to build ₹2.5 cr wall for Ram Kund
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai|December 13, 2024
MUMBAI: The BMC has approved the construction of a ₹2.5-crore gabion/bund wall towards the seashore as part of the Ram Kund tank rejuvenation at Banganga to prevent the influx of sea water and debris.
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BMC to build ₹2.5 cr wall for Ram Kund

Additionally, a gate valve will be installed to regulate the water flow within the tank.

The revival of the Ram Kund is being done with the aim of preventing devotees and pilgrims from conducting the ash-immersion ceremony, Asti Visarjan, at the Banganga tank.

"Earlier, sweet water used to come in from an inlet called the gaumukh at Ram Kund but it is currently choked with debris," said Ashish Tewari, a local resident of Banganga who is part of the Banganga Citizens' Committee. "The water then enters a well where Asti Visarjans used to originally take place."

Tewari suggested at a Citizens Committee meeting with the BMC recently that ashes be immersed in Ram Kund Nagar once again, as the tank had been desilted.

"The BMC has assured us that the bund wall will prevent debris from entering Ram Kund," he said.

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