Swedish royals visit Rishikesh

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited Rishikesh on Thursday on the fourth day of their state visit to India. The royals paid a visit on the banks of River Ganga and also walked on the Ram Jhula bridge.

Sunita Narayan of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organization, briefed the King and Queen about various environmental issues related to river Ganges.

The royals also participated in a traditional ceremony on the banks of the river. Later, they also inaugurated a sewage treatment plant at Haridwar to clean river Ganga.

They also met experts on nature conservation and sustainable forest management before proceeding to the famous Jim Corbett park.