Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti visited Prayagraj for the 2019 Kumbh Mela to review the sanitation arrangements made by the Uttar Pradesh government and interact with the 1,500 swachhagrahis working day and night to ensure cleanliness ...
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83 out of the 97 Ganga towns have already achieved ODF (open defecation free) status, of which 44 have been certified ODF by third-party verification ...
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Special emphasis is being laid on cleanliness and hygiene by building toilets, placing dustbins and managing the drainage system as Prayagraj(Allahabad) gears up to receive millions of pilgrimage during the Kumbh Mela which will be held from January 15 to March 4 on the bank of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati confluence called ‘the Sangam’ ...
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The workshop brought together around 60 representatives from various large river basins and River Basin Organisations around the world, including India, as well as of key authorities in the Ganga River Basin ...
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New Delhi: The executive committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 10 projects worth Rs 1,573.28 crore, of which more than half the amount ...
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A 'Ganga Task Force' comprising specially-trained personnel of 137 Composite Eco-Task Force (CETF) battalion of the Territorial Army carry out cleaning activities at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj (Allahabad) to educate and create awareness among the masses about keeping the Ganga clean ...
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Dr. Rajendra Singh, the waterman of India, is leading a ‘Ganga Sadhbhavna March’ that started on September 29 from Haridwar with an aim to spread awareness about reviving water sources, rivers in water scarce and drought-prone areas, need for water literacy and what ails the Ganga ...
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The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), with the help of the Forest Research Institute, has identified an area of 134,000 hectares, in which plantation is to be done which will help recharge the groundwater which ultimately recharges the river through small tributaries ...
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After the demise of GD Agarwal, environmental activists say they would continue spreading the message of 'Save Ganga' crusader ...
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The 86 year old former Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur professor, Gurudas Agarwal also known as Sant Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, who was on a fast unto death since June 22 to put pressure on the government to take some concrete steps to clean up Ganga, died after a heart attack at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Thursday ...
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In order to maintain the natural pattern of the flow of river Ganga, the Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, has issued a notification for the environmental flows or e-flows of the river ...
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A 40-member rafting team, including 20 women, led by Bachendri Pal will start the expedition from Haridwar on October 5, with the objective of cleaning river Ganga and spreading awareness about waste management
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