Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a Flagship Programme by the

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of India in June 2014 with a budget outlay of Rs.20,000 crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga. It aimed at engaging with the UK community which will connect various interest groups including Scientists, Technology companies, Investors and community members. NMCG(

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) has decided to declare

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the popular comic book character, as the

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of the Namami Gange Programme a statement issued by the

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. Under the Namami Gange Programme, all the drains falling into the river Saryu in the religious and historical city of

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are being tapped and contaminated water is being transported to the sewerage treatment plant. Clean Ganga roadshow, which was inaugurated on the sidelines of

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resulted in forming four chapters in

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and

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to connect various interest groups with the Namami Gange Programme. Over 30,000 seeds of India's major carps which are declining in the entire Ganga River like catla, rohu, and mrigal fishes were released on the confluence of the

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and the

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in Prayagraj Sangam. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) show that out of 341 projects, 147 (or 43 per cent) are completed in which majority of projects are related to sewage infrastructure and 61 out of 157 sewage projects (39 per cent) have been completed.

References

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