Namami Gange gets global recognition at world summit in London
12th April, 2019Category: National
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or Namami Gange was facilitated with coveted “Public Water Agency of the Year†award by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit in London on April 9. The awards recognise excellence across the international water industry and reward those initiatives in the water, waste water, and desalination sectors, which bring remarkable improvements in the lives of people.
‘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. Its implementation has been divided into Entry-Level Activities (for immediate visible impact), Medium-Term Activities (to be implemented within 5 years of time frame) and Long-Term Activities (to be implemented within 10 years).
The Namami Gange is an integrated mission for Ganga rejuvenation covering comprehensive multi-sector intervention with multi-stakeholder involvement and adopts a basin-based approach. The program aims at providing comprehensive and sustainable solutions for major pollution hot spots along the stretch of 97 towns and 4465 vilages on the Ganga stem. Total 10 cities, including Haridwar, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Kolkata that contribute more than 64% of the pollution in Ganga have been covered in all aspects under the mission. Under the program, a total of 289 projects have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 28,377 crore out ot which 87 projects have been completed.
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