Irrigation department, the other nodal agency for namami gange project, has 18 projects worth about rs 65 crore across the state, primarily bathing ghats and cremation ghats, the work for most of. In the budget tabled in parliament on 10 july 2014, the union finance minister arun jaitley announced an integrated ganges development project titled namami gange meaning obeisance to the ganges river and allocated. Report of the comptroller and auditor general of india on rejuvenation of river ganga namami gange. About namami gange programme ngp namami gange programme is an ambitious integrated ganga conservation mission that was launched by prime minister narendra modi in may 2015. But despite the new programme and huge funds, the nda government faces criticism for doing nothing constructive on ground. This is the vision of pm modi and only he has the ability to take such bold decisions and implement the vision on the ground. This is an integrated conservation mission with budget of 20,000 cr. Project prioritization in coordination with ministry of urban development. The event was organised by the national mission for clean ganga nmcgon 7 july 2014 at vigyan bhawan in new delhi. Namami gange projects worth rs 250 crore launched in uttrakhand. Out of these 12 projects are sanctioned exclusively under new components of namami gange programme at a sanctioned cost of rs 351. Press releases by the government of india html and pdf read more.
Involvement of youth in namami gange programme nehru yuva. Namami gange projects for cleaning river ganga launched. Projects worth rs 700 crore sanctioned for namami gange programme the national mission for clean ganga has approved a project for pollution abatement of river ganga at bally in west bengal at an estimated cost of rs 200. The programme integrates the efforts to clean and protect the ganga river in a comprehensive manner. Accordingly, namami gange approaches ganga rejuvenation by consolidating the existing ongoing efforts and planning for a concrete action plan for future. Rs 50 crore for river front development project, rs 22 crore for rural cleanliness and rs 35. Union home minister amit shah said the project to clean ganga, one of the important rivers of the country, has been a success and the government will launch similar initiatives to clean other rivers in the country in coordination with the respective state governments. An official engaged with the governments namami gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river ganga every day.
Namami gange project to get mhrd support posted by. Jan samvaad, a comprehensive communication strategy for namami gange approved and being implemented nirichhan abhiyan initiated from garhmukteshwar and anupshahr with activities viz. Can namami gange succeed where other programmes failed. Out of these, 12 projects are sanctioned exclusively under new components of namami gange programme at a sanctioned cost of rs 351. The mata amritanandanmayi math, founded by spiritual leader and humanitarian mata amritanandamayi devi, will donate a whopping rs 100 crore towards the prime ministers namami gange project. Ganga basin is the largest river basin of the country. Namami gange saving the ganga the clean ganga project is officially known as the integrated ganga conservation mission project or namami gange. Namami gange programmesalient features namami gange is an integrated ganga conservation mission for ganga rejuvenation, developments of ghats and beautification of river fronts. Namami gange component wise allocation 2 namami gange integrated ganga conservation mission approved by cabinet on 52015 with an outlay of. Ganga will be completely clean by 2020, says nitin gadkari. Over 1,632gram panchayats on the banks of ganga to be made open defecationfree by 2022. Namami gange project or namami ganga yojana is an ambitious union government project which integrates the efforts to clean and protect the ganga river in a comprehens. River ganga has significant economic, environmental and cultural value in india. Amritanandamayi to donate rs 100 cr for namami gange project kollam.
Integrated ganga conservation mission namely namami gange. Out of the 97 projects, 32 are completed, in the states of. Mata amritanandamayi donates rs 100 crore to clean ganga project. The union cabinet approved a budget outlay of rs 20,000 crore for the mission to be spent over the next five years under t.
Hybridannuity based public private partnership ppp model. Namami gange programme national mission for clean ganga. Government of india is supplementing the efforts of the state governments. Required rate of water supply, as per cpheeo manual. Pm modi will be on a river cruise in kanpur tomorrow to. National mission for clean ganga ministry of water. Namami gange project to get mhrd support clean india journal. But the most shocking revelation meant that the program has no long term road map. World bank is assisting in abatement of pollution in the river at an estimated cost of rs. Ganga manthan was a national conference held to discuss issues and possible solutions for cleaning the river. What are the advantages of the namami gange project.
Ngt not a single drop of river ganga has been cleaned so far, the national green tribunal observed, rapping the government agencies for. Namami ganga is project by the government of india to clean the holy river ganga. Press information bureau government of india shri amit. Namami gange programme national mission for clean ganga implementation wing of national ganga river basin authority ngrba. The namami gange program will finance infrastructure investments to reduce pollution. Uma bharti launches namami gange projects in jharkhand. The namami gange programme was first announced by the central. Four years after prime minister narendra modis announcement of the namami gange project, the river remains as dirty as ever. May 17, 2017 israel on mat 16 evinced interest in providing assistance to uttar pradesh in its implementation of namami gange programme the narendra modi governments ambitious programme to clean and rejuvenate the river ganga. Projects worth rs 700 crore sanctioned for namami gange programme. Performance audit of rejuvenation of river ganganamami. Mata amritanandamayi donates rs 100 crore to clean ganga.
Further, the costs for sewerage treatment are to be borne by the center and the states in the ratio of 70. Integrated ganga conservation mission namely namami gange as an. Namami gange programme, is an integrated conservation mission, approved as flagship programme by the union government in june 2014 with budget outlay of rs. In past there was a lot of pollution due to industrial waste discharge. Amritanandamyai devi, popularly known as amma, will present a draft for rs 100. National mission for clean ganga nmcg approved five projects worth rs. National mission for clean ganga implementation wing of national ganga river basin.
The fund allocated to the states through ministry of drinking. May, 2014, incorporating various components including treating municipal. Out of these 12 projects are sanctioned exclusively under new components of namami gange programme with a sanctioned cost of rs 351. Know why this project started, when it will be completed, implementation, issues. Page 1 of 108 guidelines for implementation of involvement of youth in namami gange project vision its my destiny to serve maa ganga said shri narendra modi ji, honble prime minister of india when he was elected in may 2014 to parliament from varanasi, situated on the banks of river ganga. Uma bharti the government had launched more than 300 projects along the banks of ganga on thursday under the namami gange program to clean and protect the 2,500 km long river.
The conference aimed to take feedback from stakeholders and prepare a road map for rejuvenating the ganges. Namami gange saving the ganga the clean ganga project is officially known as the integrated ganga conservation mission project or. Amritanandamayi to donate rs 100 crore for namami gange project. Registered society originally formed by ministry of environment, forests and climate changemoefcc on 12th august 2011 under the societies registration act, 1860. Why is the namami ganga scheme one more failure of modi which. Amritanandamyai devi, popularly known as amma, will present a draft for rs 100 crore to union finance minister arun jaitley at a function here at the amritapuri ashram on september 11, the. The namami gange program has resolved that by year 2020 no untreated municipal sewage or industrial effluent will be discharged into river ganga. Clean india journal editor december 10, 2015 in daily news, news uma bharti, union minister for water resources, river development and ganga rejuvenation, has called for sustained cooperation with the ministry of human resources development for the success of namai gange programme. Amma donates 100 crore for namami gange cleaning ganga project. Dec 15, 2019 this is part of their corporate social responsibility csr initiative under namami gange programme. Jul 07, 2016 about namami gange programme ngp namami gange programme is an ambitious integrated ganga conservation mission that was launched by prime minister narendra modi in may 2015. National level terms of reference nehru yuva kendra.
Clean ganga project is officially known as the integrated ganga conservation mission project or namami gange. As of november 2017, 187 projects have been approved at an estimated cost of rs 167. Prime minister narendra modi will cruise through the ganga river in kanpur saturday to get a firsthand experience of the impact of his governments flagship namami gange project on the river. Clean ganga project, integrated ganga conservation mission. Namami gange project will show its first impact by october.
Nmcg furnished the budget files for only two years 201415, 201617. This is basically a dream project of prime minister narendra modi. Namami gange an umbrella programme approved in may 2015 at a total cost of rs 20,000 crores. Reliable data availability national hydrology project. Incentive for states to take up projects on ganga mainstem by providing an additional share of central grants for sewerage infrastructure. A flagship programme called namami gange was launched on. Portfolio of investments under namami gange programme. Mata amritanandamayi to donate rs 100 crore for namami.
The namami gange project is still largely on the drawing board, with some corrections in rajiv gandhis flopped ganga action plan. Holding that wrong planning led to the pollution in ganga, union minister uma bharti on thursday launched 43 projects worth rs 250 crore under namami gange programme in uttarakhand, saying that. Ganga a glimps ganga bhagirathi originates from the gangotri glacier. Guidelines for implementation of project involvement of. Sep 05, 2018 cag on ganga in its comprehensive performance audit of namami gange, the comptroller and auditor general of india report of 2017 found serious deficiencies and shortfalls in almost every aspect namami gange program. Uma bharti launches namami gange projects in jharkhand union minister uma bharti on monday launched nine projects under namami gange programme for cleaning and conserving river ganga in jharkhands sahibganj district. With the launch of 231 projects, under the namami gange. Spritul leader, mata amritanandamayi devi, humanitarian leader, ammachi, prime ministers namami gange project, swachh bharat programme, amritapuri ashram, mata amritanandamayi math created date. To translate this vision, the government launched an integrated ganga conservation mission called namami gange to arrest the pollution of ganga river and revive the river. Format for details of district level training of youth spearhead team. Namami gange projects begin in haridwar nav uttarakhand. Union minister nitin gadkari expressed hope in mumbai today that the ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering. Download namami gange national mission for clean ganga pdf.
The union cabinet approved the action plan proposed by centre to spend rs 20,000 crores till 20192020 on cleaning the river, increasing the budget by fourfold and. Report of the comptroller and auditor general of india. Core goal of the project is to abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of national river ganga. As per chapter 1 of project financial management manual 2011. Gadkari was addressing a gathering in new delhi after he laid the foundation stone for 11 projects for yamuna rejuvenation under the namami gange programme to conserve the 22km stretch of the river in the. Will the minister of water resources, river development and ganga rejuvenation be pleased to state. Three projects pertain to sewage management in west bengal at an estimated cost of rs 278. Of the 87 projects selected for audit, 50 projects were sanctioned after 01 april. Involvement of youth in namami gange programme terms of reference tor project assistant at delhi application are invited from eligible candidates for the following position under involvement of youth in namami gange project supported by national mission for. The interventions at ghats and river fronts will facilitate better citizen connect and set the tone for river centric urban planning process. Mata amritanandamayi to donate rs 100 crore for namami gange.
Hybridannuity based public private partnership ppp. For this the project aims at planting rudraksh trees in uttarakhand in association with local community and other stakeholders within state. For water resources, river development and ganga rejuvenation shri vijay goel a 97 projects have been sanctioned under namami gange programmein 53 towns at an estimated project cost of rs 8588. Ganga will be 80% clean in 3 months, 100% by march 2020. The scheme, launched in 2014 under the ministry of water resources, aims at effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of the ganga.
Read expert opinions, top news, insights and trends on the economic times. Involvement of youth in namami gange project supported by national mission for clean ganga, ministry of jal shakti, department of water resources, river development and ganga rejuvenation, govt. Work on execution of some of the projects under the namami gange plan of the central governments national mission for clean ganga has begun in haridwar. The river ganga will be 7080 per cent clean by march next year and 100 per cent clean by march 2020, union minister for water resources nitin gadkari has claimed. Once in office, he immediately launched the namami gange programme, an integrated conservation mission with a budget of. Apr 14, 2017 the modi government set up a separate ministry headed by uma bharti to oversee the work to clean and rejuvenate the ganga. Namami gange project national mission for clean ganga. Jul 07, 2016 namami gange programme, or the national mission for clean ganga, is a project that has been a dream of the narendra modi government. Namami gange programmei is flagship program by central govt launched in 2014 under the head of new ministry. Integrated ganga conservation mission namely namami gange as an umbrella.
Cag on ganga in its comprehensive performance audit of namami gange, the comptroller and auditor general of india report of 2017 found serious deficiencies and shortfalls in almost every aspect namami gange program. Is there hope from national mission for clean ganga. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. The namami gange programme has been sanctioned with a total outlay of rs 200 billion. National level terms of reference nehru yuva kendra sangathan. The 201516 budget also declared a 100 per cent tax exemption for those contributing to the clean ganga project. Jayadev sahu, additional director 23035025 and shri sai ram c.
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