{"id":34925,"date":"2023-04-19T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T05:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=34925"},"modified":"2025-04-20T19:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:26:26","slug":"key-achievements-of-namami-gange-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-achievements-of-namami-gange-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Achievements of Namami Gange Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>About Namami Gange Programme<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What are the Key Achievements under the Programme?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary Regarding New Projects under the Programme<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jal Shakti Ministry\u2019s National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) cleared eight projects worth \u20b9638 crore under the Namami Gange Programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media\">\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H0BKaVbcC8I\">\n<div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H0BKaVbcC8I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Namami Gange Programme:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>an integrated conservation mission<\/strong>, approved as \u2018Flagship Programme\u2019 by the Union Government in <strong>2014 <\/strong>with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crores.<\/li>\n<li>It is administered by the <strong>Ministry of Jal Shakti<\/strong>&#8216;s Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, <strong>to accomplish the twin objectives of<\/strong> &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>Effective abatement of pollution,<\/li>\n<li>Conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The program would be implemented by the <strong>National Mission for Clean Ganga<\/strong> (NMCG), and its state counterpart organisations i.e., State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NMCG is the implementation<\/strong> wing of National Ganga Council (NGC), which replaced the National Ganga River Basin Authority.<\/li>\n<li>NGC was created in 2016 under the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016, and is headed by the PM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In order to implement the programme,<strong> a three-tier mechanism<\/strong> has been proposed for project monitoring comprising of:\n<ul>\n<li>A high-level task force chaired by <strong>Cabinet Secretary <\/strong>assisted by NMCG at the national level,<\/li>\n<li>State level committee chaired by <strong>Chief Secretary<\/strong> assisted by SPMG at the state level and<\/li>\n<li>District level committee chaired by the <strong>District Magistrate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Its implementation has been divided into &#8211;\n<ul>\n<li>Entry-Level Activities (for immediate visible impact),<\/li>\n<li>Medium-Term Activities (to be implemented within 5 years of time frame) and<\/li>\n<li>Long-Term Activities (to be implemented within 10 years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the Key Achievements under the Programme?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creating Sewage Treatment Capacity:<\/strong> 98 sewage projects have been completed in the states of UK, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creating River-Front Development:<\/strong> The projects for the construction, modernisation, and renovation of 267 Ghats\/Crematoria and Kunds\/Ponds have been initiated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>River Surface Cleaning:<\/strong> River Surface cleaning for collection of floating solid waste from the surface of the Ghats and River and its disposal are afoot and pushed into service at 11 locations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity Conservation:<\/strong> Cadre of volunteers (<strong>Ganga Praharis<\/strong>) have been developed and trained to support conservation actions in the field<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Awareness<\/strong>: Ganga Praharis and Ganga Doots are engaged in spreading awareness through planting trees, cleaning ghats, Ganga Aarti, painting and poems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Industrial Effluent Monitoring:<\/strong> Regulation and enforcement through regular and surprise inspections of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) is carried out for compliance verification against stipulated environmental norms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deploying best available knowledge and resources across the world:<\/strong> Clean Ganga has been a perennial attraction for many international countries that have expertise in river rejuvenation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News Summary Regarding New Projects under the Programme:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The projects include the <strong>rejuvenation of river Hindon<\/strong>, a tributary of the Yamuna, stretches of which rank as among the most polluted in the country.<\/li>\n<li>This clean-up <strong>projects<\/strong> (in Shamli district, UP) are construction of a 5 million litres per day (MLD) <strong>sewage treatment plant (STP)<\/strong>, 5 KLD (kilo litres a day) <strong>septage co-treatment facility<\/strong>, etc;<\/li>\n<li>A project for the <strong>development of seven ghats in Prayagraj <\/strong>was also approved, as part of preparations for the Mahakumbh in 2025.\n<ul>\n<li>These ghats will have <strong>amenities <\/strong>such as areas for bathing, changing rooms, universal access ramp, drinking water points, floodlights, kiosks and landscaping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two more sewage treatment projects were approved<\/strong>, one each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.\n<ul>\n<li>In Bihar, a project to construct three STPs was approved to <strong>prevent the flow of polluted water into the river Kiul<\/strong>, a tributary of the Ganga.<\/li>\n<li>In Madhya Pradesh, one common effluent treatment plant (CETP) was approved to prevent the flow of polluted water into the river <strong>Kshipra<\/strong>, which is a sub-tributary of the Yamuna.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Another project for ghat development was approved for <strong>Haridwar<\/strong>, Uttarakhand where Akhand Param Dham ghat will be constructed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) How does the sewage treatment plant work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As sewage enters a plant for treatment, it flows through a screen, which removes large floating objects such as rags and sticks that might clog pipes or damage equipment. After sewage has been screened, it passes into a grit chamber, where cinders, sand, and small stones settle to the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) What are the main tributaries of river Ganga?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Major left-bank tributaries include the Gomti River, Ghaghara River, Gandaki River and Kosi River; major right-bank tributaries include the Yamuna River, Son River, Punpun and Damodar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ganga-mission-clears-projects-worth-638-crore\/article66751848.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong><u>Ganga mission clears projects worth \u20b9638 crore<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.gov.in\/spotlight\/namami-gange-programme#tab=tab-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong><u>India.gov.in<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nmcg.nic.in\/NamamiGanga.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong><u>NMCG.nic.in<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Namami Gange Programme is an integrated conservation mission, approved as \u2018Flagship Programme\u2019 by the Union Government in 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":34926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}