Tag: Namami Gange

Restoring The Divine Glory Of River Ganga: Namami Gange Programme Achieves Significant Milestones

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River-Ganga

The Namami Gange Programme, launched in 2014 by the Government of India, represents one of the most comprehensive initiatives to restore the Ganga River through pollution abatement, ecological restoration, capacity building, and community engagement. Against available resources of Rs.20,424.82 crore for 2014-2023, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has disbursed Rs.16,648.49 crore, about 82% of budgetary provisions. The programme’s Rs.42,500 crore financial outlay serves as a sanctioning space rather than an immediate expenditure target, covering current spending and future commitments over a 17-year infrastructure lifecycle. The Hybrid Annuity Model…

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Cleanliness Drive along the Yamuna

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As part of the ongoing awareness campaign for the Yamuna River, NMCG and a group of NGOs had organized cleanliness drives at seven Ghats along the Yamuna, in the National Capital. Students from schools participated in Sham Dan activities organized on the seven Ghats, including Kalinda Kuna, Nigambodh Ghats, Signature Bridge, Sonia Vehar Pushto 1, Thakur #17 Sangrur, Thakur #18 Gandhi Nagar and Thokar#21 Gandhi Nagar. Officials from Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also joined the cleanliness drive, in large numbers. The NGOs which were…

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The Tradition of Respecting Water Should Be Revived In Our Consciousness: DG, NMCG

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National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the APAC News Network organized the 9th edition of the monthly webinar series ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’. The theme of the 9th edition was ‘Rainwater Harvesting’. The session was presided by Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, and NMCG. The panelists of the webinar included Dr Bhanu Pratap Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Maharishi University of Information Technology, Lucknow; Dr Venkatraman Chintamani Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, KK University, Bihar; Dr Rajesh Nathan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Himalayan University, Dehradun; Dr Manual Jain, Associate Dean Academics, Tirthankara Mahaveer…

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NGT directs NMCG to monitor the progress of implementation of the action plan of the Namami Gange project

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NGT directs NMCG

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to monitor the progress of implementation of the action plan in accordance with the Namami Gange project. Tribunal direction came on Monday while hearing an application against the pollution (/topic/pollution) of rivers Varuna and Assi in Varanasi by the discharge of untreated sewage and unauthorized constructions. The case set out in the application is that the above rivers are tributaries of river Ganga and cleaning of river Ganga cannot be…

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