India, Nov. 13 -- Ahead of Chhath Puja, the Delhi government on Thursday inaugurated an 11-km-long ghat along the Munak Canal in north Delhi, describing it as the "country's longest Chhath ghat".

The facility is expected to provide a dedicated space for thousands of devotees, particularly those from the Purvanchal community, for performing rituals during the festival.

BJP national president Nitin Nabin and chief minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated the facility in the presence of Union minister of state Harsh Malhotra and Delhi ministers. The ghat is part of a larger Rs.115.29-crore project to revive and beautify the long-neglected stretch of the Munak Canal.

The project covers nearly 5.5 km of the canal, from the Outer Ring Road to the po...