Initiatives under ‘Namami Gange Programme’

Initiatives under ‘Namami Gange Programme’

Several initiatives under the Namami Gange Programme to clean the polluted rivers of Ganga are currently implementing by the Government of India. Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as Flagship Programme by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.

The Main Pillars of the Namami Gange Programme are-

1. Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure,
2. River-Surface Cleaning,
3. Afforestation,
4. Industrial Effluent Monitoring,
5. River-Front Development,
6. Biodiversity
7. Public Awareness among others.

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementing agency of the Namami Gange Programme at the national level. NMCG is a statutory authority. It is established under the National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Act, 2016. Presently, sewerage infrastructure works for pollution abatement is under execution on 13 tributaries of river Ganga. These include Yamuna, Kosi, Saryu, Ramganga, Kali(West), Kali (East), Gomti, Kharkari, Burhi Gandak, Banka, Damodar, Rispana-Bindal and Chambal.