Tawi aarti to be promoted: Sharma

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Tawi Andolan and Namami Gange will promote aarti of Tawi river on the pattern of Ganga river aarti at Haridwar and Banaras.
Addressing a press conference, Chander Mohan Sharma, Convener, Tawi Andolan and Namami Gange said that beautification of the Tawi river front cannot be completed without getting basin and catchment area of the river vacated from land grabbers.
He added that Tawi Andolan and Namami Gange will promote Tawi Aarti on the pattern of Ganga river aarti at Haridawar and Banaras so that the pilgrims of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi will spend their evenings Jammu on the banks of river Tawi.
Tawi Andolan has decided to start similar Pooja Arti at Sudh Mahadev, Chenani, Manwal and Nagrota.
Among others present were Subash Gupta, Co-Convenor, Surinder Sharma, Joginder Khajuria, Abhishek Sharma, Shushpal Singh, etc.