Clean Ganga

NMCG improves international collaboration to tackle plastic waste in Ganga

The Namami Gange has reinforced its partnership with several national and international organisations to address the pressing issue of plastic waste in the Ganga Basin, a senior official has said. In a recent meeting, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) met representatives from the Netherlands Embassy, Ocean Cleanup, Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation, Central Pollution Control Board, IIT Delhi, National Institute of Urban Affairs and State Mission for Clean Ganga, the official said. The meeting focused on addressing the issue of plastic pollution in the Ganga Basin, he said. Plastic waste remains a critical factor in the degradation of water quality and poses a major threat to biodiversity in the region. The collaborative discussion underscored the shared commitment to finding robust solutions to this growing challenge, he said. During the meeting, Dr A K Vidyarthi from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) stressed the need for collective action to tackle the plastic ...

Clean Ganga: NMCC approves 5 projects worth Rs 73.39 crore for UP

The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved five projects worth Rs 73 crore for Uttar Pradesh in its 56th executive committee meeting held in New Delhi, an official statement here said Saturday. Rajeev Kumar Mital, Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) chaired the meeting. "The approved projects are pivotal to the improvement of the river's ecosystem as these ensure minimised level of pollution in Ganga, thereby maintaining its cleanliness and ensuring its conservation," the statement said. The committee approved the project 'Establishment of Secretariat for Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) at Varanasi' presented and controlled by IIT (BHU) under the supervision of the NMCG it said. This project intends to deploy global expertise and adopt sustainable practices to rejuvenate and give a facelift to all the small rivers spread across the country. It does this by creating the right balance between the environment, economy and the society as a who

Water level in Ganga rises amid heavy rainfall in Rishikesh, says SDRF

Currently, the situation is normal at the moment and all the travellers and citizens in the town are being alerted by the water police and SDRF teams

EMS hits new high, soars 16% in 2 days; commands 46% premium to issue price

A combined 1.22 million equity shares representing 2.5 per cent of total equity of EMS have changed hands in first 25 minutes of trade on the NSE and BSE.

Ensure regular monitoring of Ganga water quality during Magh Mela: HC

The Allahabad High Court has directed the authorities concerned to ensure regular monitoring of the quality of the Ganga water in Kanpur and Prayagraj, in view of the ongoing Magh Mela

National Clean Ganga Mission approves sewerage projects worth Rs 2,700 cr

The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved projects worth around Rs 2,700 cr for developing sewerage infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal

Nearly 50% of untreated sewage still being discharged in Ganga: NGT

Untreated sewage and effluents continue to flow into the River Ganga even after decades of monitoring, the National Green Tribunal has said

190 of 1,080 industries polluting Ganga shut down, says govt

The Centre on Monday said of the 1,080 industries causing pollution in Ganga in five states, 190 have been closed while 165 are still not complying with norms. Of the 165, closure orders have been issued to nine and show-cause notices has been served to 156 grossly polluting industries, it said. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said about 280.17 million litres per day (MLD) effluents is being discharged into river Ganga main stem having BOD load of 9.68 tons per day. According to the inventorization of 2020-21, 1,080 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) operating in five river Ganga main stem states namely Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal were inventoried in consultation with concerned state pollution control boards, Tudu said in a written response. Inspection of GPIs were carried out during October 2020 to March, 2021 through technical institutes (TPIs) and action on inspection reports were taken b

Govt looking to monetise treated sewage, dirty water removed from Ganga

The government is looking at ways to monetise treated sewage and dirty water that is removed from the Ganga river and will soon start selling it to the Indian Oil Corporation

Rs 730 cr on ghat construction, maintenance along Ganga: RTI reply

The Centre has released a whopping Rs 10,000 crore plus funds to the National Mission for Clean Ganga, of which the NMCG has spent Rs 730 crore on building ghats and maintaining them since 2014

IIT Kanpur develops web-based 'green' monitoring system for Ganga

The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur

Clean Ganga mission gets registered in Guinness Book of World Records

The National Mission for Clean Ganga got registered in the Guinness Book of World Records on the first day of the Ganga Utsav

Frames per Second: The burden of the river

Raj Kapoor's last film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, conflated the river's pollution with the corruption of people, and is still a poignant metaphor for our times

Cleaning the Ganga

Govt should build on gains in recent years

Bihar govt to develop organic corridor in 13 districts to keep Ganga clean

Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said implementation of the "agriculture roadmap" has given a major boost to both production and productivity

Up to 80% of Ganga will be cleaned by end of March, says Nitin Gadkari

Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday said 70 to 80 percent of the Ganga will be cleaned by the end of March. Nearly Rs 26,000 crore are being spent on cleaning up the holy river that's highly polluted now, under the National Mission for Clean Ganga in association with the states, the minister said. "By the end of March, 70-80 percent of the Ganga will be cleaned, and my feeling is that by March 2020, the river will be 100 percent clean," Gadkari said at the launch of a book, 'India Inspires: Redefining the Politics of Deliverance' here this evening. On the fall in the second quarter GDP growth rates, the minister, who also holds the key portfolios of roads & highways and ports & shipping, said as far as the economy is concerned, we are still the fastest growing one among the large economies in the world. It can be noted that for the second quarter of the current fiscal year, the economy grew at 7.1 percent--a three-quarter low--over 6.3 percent .

After G D Agrawal's death, another Ganga activist on fast rushed to AIIMS

Thirty-six years old Sant Gopaldas has been fasting for the cause for 110 days. He stopped drinking water three days ago

No effluent discharge allowed in Ganga after Dec 15 for 2019 Kumbh: CM Yogi

Yogi Adityanath admits clean Ganga a big challenge for government

Centre to soon sanction sewage treatment units along Ganga tributaries

The government is expected to sanction sewage treatment plants (STPs) along some tributaries of the Ganga -- Hindon, Ramganga, Gomti and Kali (East) -- by the end of this month. Also, a 20 million litres a day (MLD) common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Kanpur."All the STPs in the main rivers under the Namami Gange Mission have already been sanctioned. Now, STPs along the polluted tributaries, also responsible for much of the industrial waste that flows into the river, are being sanctioned," said U P Singh, secretary, water resources.Singh took charge as secretary in the ministry earlier this month; till then, he was director-general of the National Mission for Clean Ganga.He said the Kali and Ramganga rivers were dotted with industrial units making leather, pulp & paper and sugar. In all, 1,109 'Gross Polluting Industries' have been identified so far, of which around 300 have been closed. The majority of these industries are leather manufacturers in and around Kanpur.On the ..

Yogi Adityanath eyes making Ganga pollution free before Ardh Kumbh

He exhorted leaders of local bodies to create awareness about the usage of toilets