The latest data from the Uttarakhand postal circle has revealed that the demand for Gangajal jumped up during the peak months of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the official data, 45,648 (11,412 in litres) bottles of Gangajal of 250 ml size were delivered to doorsteps between April and June this year. This is an increase from last year when the postal department delivered 42,288 bottles in the corresponding months.
The Gangajal is sold at Rs 30+transportation cost by the Uttarakhand postal department under project Gangajal, which was launched in 2016. The project covers 3,000 post offices under 22 postal circles in India.