PM Modi reviews Namami Gange Project

On December 14, 2019, PM Modi reviewed the Namami Gange Project at Kanpur Atal Ghat. He was accompanied by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. He also visited the recently closed Sisamau Nala. PM Modi also chaired the first meeting of National Ganga Council with the Union Ministers. Why Kanpur? The most polluted stretch of the Ganges ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Clean Ganga Mission • Ganga Greenery scheme • Ganga Rejuvenation • Ganga river • ganges pollution • Namami Ganga • Namami Gange Programme • national ganga council • PM Modi

Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for eleven projects for Yamuna Rejuvenation under Namami Gange Programme in New Delhi. The projects mostly for the sewerage infrastructure at various stages of implementation are taken up under the Namami Gange programme with an ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018

Topics: Ganga Rejuvenation • Japanese Bank for International Cooperation • Namami Gange • National River Conservation Directorate • Yamuna Action Plan

Government forms task force for speedy implementation Namami Gange

The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted task force for speedy implementation of various ongoing Namami Gange programme. The task force is expected to have ministers and officials from water resources, urban development, drinking water and sanitation and rural development among others onboard. Namami Gange programme Namami Gange programme ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Ganga Rejuvenation • Namami Gange Programme • National • Nitin Gadkari • Task Force

Madhav Chitale Committee Recommends Measures for De-silting Ganga

The Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation had constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River last year. The four member committee is headed by Madhav Chitale (Expert Member of National Ganga River Basin Authority). The other members of the committee include Secretary, Union Ministry of Water Resources, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017

Topics: Committees • Ganga Rejuvenation • National

Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation launched in Jharkhand

The Union Government has launched nine projects initiatives for rural sanitation initiatives for conservation of river Ganga in Jharkhand. It was launched by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti under Namami Gange Programme in Sahibganj, Jharkhand. Key facts Under this programme, villages located on the entire 83 Km. stretch ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Topics: Environment • Ganga Rejuvenation • Ganga river • Government Initiatives • Jharkhand