The Centre has set a target of 2018 for cleaning the mighty river, which touches lives of millions of Indians in one way or the other
Ganga Monitoring Centres will be used to develop future course of action with regard to tackling river pollution and speed up the cleanup process
The decision to sign MoU to develop skilled manpower for the success of Namami Gange has come a day after the government was pulled up by...
The National Green Tribunal took a ‘’no excuse allowed’’ stance on pronouncing the judgment, asking concerned authorities to implement the Green court’s orders immediately
The National Green Tribunal in a landmark judgment ruled that 100 metres from the edge of the Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao will be a no-development...
Nearly Rs 8 crore of Namami Gange’s Rs 20,000 crore budget has been allocated for marine life conservation
Rs.6788.78 crore was released by the government for the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) since it was launched by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on January 14, 1986,...
The National River Ganga Bill 2017 focusses on the river’s rejuvenation and proposes the imposition of hefty penalties for violating the river
Both the phases of Ganga Action Plan, despite their mega budgets, saw limited success due to flawed planning and even more problematic executions
To curb the massive pollution in the water levels of the river Ganga, the Uttarakhand High Court in May 2017 had declared the river as a...
Uttarakhand has achieved some significant successes with regard to improved sewerage systems and construction of new STPs under the Namami Gange programme
Till December 2016, sewage treatment capacity for only 33 million litres daily was created under Namami Gange, against the required 327 million litres daily
