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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

Clean Ganga pledge: Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas to be observed today

Union Minister Uma Bharti will attend events at Vidhur Kuti , Srinagar at Devprayag

Modi's Clean Ganga mission gets a fresh push, May 2 declared Pledge Day

Event to be organised at 30 locations across India

Just spending money won't clean Ganga, say experts

Views assume significance in the light of the NGT on Monday pulling up govt agencies for 'wasting public money'

Cabinet approves new body to tackle Ganga pollution

New National Council for River Ganga replaces National Ganga River Basin Authority, will oversee pollution prevention and rejuvenation

Clean Ganga not possible unless flow is uninterrupted: Nitish Kumar

In his Independence Day address, Nitish Kumar said poor condition of river Ganga makes him cry

Centre mulls law to clean Ganga

Under this Act, the industries will not be allowed to dump their untreated waste into Ganga

PM Modi likely to launch work on Clean Ganga action plan mid May

Entry-level activities relating to ambitious 'Namami Gange' programme already underway

'Clean Ganga' T-shirt wearing bureaucrat caught urinating at Triveni Sangam

Allahabad Additional District Magistrate O P Srivastava was caught on camera, urinating at Triveni Sangam