Independence Day Santipur Ferry-Ghat Accessibility Meetup 2021

Hello Peers,
We WBLG local guides going to celebrate “Indian Independence Day 2021” on river Ganges. During the :wheelchair: accessibility meetup we (Local Guides) we will travel by boat on Ganges and celebrate “Indian Independence Day 2021” :india: on boat.
Shantipur “Ferry Service” is the only connector between Hooghly and Nadia district. One can reach from Guptipara (Hooghly) to Santipur (Nadia) and from Santipur (Nadia) to Guptipara (Hooghly) through the Shantipur “Ferry Service” and there are two boats and two jetty available here. Ferry service start from 6 a.m. in the morning and ferry service closes at 8 p.m. at night. Life jackets are available here and daily more than 1000 passengers avail the ferry services. So many people avail the service just for joy ride over the beautiful river Ganges (Bhagirothi). Anyone can avail the service to purchase a ticket of ferry service from ticket counter.
I have organized a accessibility meetup here. During the meetup we shall visit the place, taking pictures and check the accessibility of the place. Please come and join in our
“Independence Day Santipur Ferry-Ghat Accessibility Meetup” on 15th August, 2021 from 9.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. (IST) at Shantipur.
Meetup Point: Guptipara Ferry-Ghat
Google Map Link:

https://goo.gl/maps/8sYN1Sz5eprLUreR9

First we the local guides will meet at Guptipara Ghat, then we shall take a ferry boat to reach Santipur Ghat. During our travel on Ganges, we shall celebrate independence day on boat. After reaching the Santipur , we shall find the accessibility of Santipur Ferry Ghat.

Caption: Banner of Independence Day Santipur Ferry-Ghat Accessibility Meetup 2021 where a national flag of India on mustard field and a boat on river Ganges and a logo of WBLG with some accessibility icons.

To join the meetup, need a Smartphone or a Camera or any other device for taking photographs.
N. B.

  1. All COVID-19 related precautions will be followed during the meetup.
  2. Wear mask and bring sanitizer.
    (3) Bring a bottle of water.
    (4) The event is free, but you have to buy boat ticket ( Boat ride on river Ganges).
    (5) You will have to bring Indian national flag, tricolor band etc.
    All updates related to this meetup will be notified through the event page(Facebook).

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Thank you @TravelerProdipta dada. Tomorrow I shall join the meetup.

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Happy independence day in advance. Hello dada @TravelerProdipta I am from Guptipara and I will join the meetup.

Best of luck and see you tomorrow

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Hi @user_not_found see you tomorrow at 9.30 A.M.

Meetup point …

https://goo.gl/maps/8sYN1Sz5eprLUreR9

Hello @SajalChatterjee see you tomorrow at 9.30 in the morning at https://goo.gl/maps/8sYN1Sz5eprLUreR9