About the National Mission for Clean ganga:
- NMCG was established in 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as a registered society.
- NMCG under National Ganga Council is supported by the State level Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
- It is an initiative taken by the Government of India to address the pollution of the river Ganga by providing financial and technical assistance.
- Aims and objectives:
- To accomplish the mandate of National Ganga Council
- Prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach.
- To maintain minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality and environmentally sustainable development.
- Vision:
- Restoring the wholesomeness of the river defined in terms of ensuring:
- Aviral Dhara – that is continuous flow of water
- Nirmal Dhara – that is unpolluted flow of water
- Geologic and ecological integrity
- Structure:
- It has a two-tier management structure, comprising of Governing Council and Executive Committee
- The work of coordinating, supervising and deliberating on funding Namami Ganga projects is carried out by an executive committee of the NMCG that meets every month.
- In 2020, the World Bank has approved a five-year loan (for the second phase) to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or Namami Gange Project worth Rs.3,000 crore to help stem pollution in the Ganga river basin.
- Restoring the wholesomeness of the river defined in terms of ensuring:
Q1) What is NGRBA?
The ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority’ (NGRBA) was set up by the Central Government on 20th Feb, 2009 as a collaborative institution of Central and State Governments under the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) of 1986 for abatement of pollution of River Ganga.
Source: All India Radio
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