Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dedicated Rajghat and Ramghat on the banks of river Rapti in Gorakhpur on Tuesday evening on the occasion of Basant Panchmi.
The CM also laid the foundation of a concrete road and drainage channel from Herbert Dam to the ghat.
The ghat used for snan, till now known as Raj Ghat, has been named after Guru Gorakshnath, while the opposite ghat is famous as Ram Ghat.
The ghat used for cremation will now be known as Baba Mukteshwarnath Ghat as earlier Rapti flowed next to the Mukteshwar temple.
The CM also inaugurated smokeless crematorium that uses wood as well as the gas-based crematorium constructed by the Nagar Nigam.