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Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday inaugurated the grand celebration of the day-long Sindhu Darshan Festival at Sindhu Ghat in Ladakh.
Highlighting the importance of rivers throughout the world and their contribution to the development of great civilisations, the Governor noted that it should be our primary concern to save our rivers for future generations. Mentioning that an initiative was taken by the then Union Minister LK Advani who started ‘Sindhu Darshan’ with an objective to signify the role of River Sindhu in shaping the culture of this region, he underlined the need for making this event a 3 to 4 days ‘Sindhu Mela’. He said that this ‘Mela’ would give an opportunity to people from all over the world to experience the rich culture of Ladakh.
The Governor noted that River Sindhu has remained the cradle of many civilizations since time immemorial. Citing a book on Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, he said that Sindhu has also been a reason to avert many wars due to its fierce flow for months together. He added that India has got its name from Sindhu and our ancient history is rooted in the Indus civilization. He stressed on the need to repay by honouring the River.
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The Governor praised the people of Ladakh for their honesty, hospitality, humbleness and peaceful nature. He said that there is a great scope to learn such virtues from Ladakh. He expressed his commitment to fulfilling the developmental aspirations of Ladakh and observed that the recently created administrative Division and Cluster University for Ladakh and airport for Kargil are a few steps in this direction. He assured balanced development of Leh, Kargil and Zanskar. He also said that the Divisional offices will be established in Leh and Kargil without any discrimination and on need basis.
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