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Restoring The Divine Glory Of River Ganga: Namami Gange Programme Achieves Significant Milestones

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River-Ganga

The Namami Gange Programme, launched in 2014 by the Government of India, represents one of the most comprehensive initiatives to restore the Ganga River through pollution abatement, ecological restoration, capacity building, and community engagement. Against available resources of Rs.20,424.82 crore for 2014-2023, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has disbursed Rs.16,648.49 crore, about 82% of budgetary provisions. The programme’s Rs.42,500 crore financial outlay serves as a sanctioning space rather than an immediate expenditure target, covering current spending and future commitments over a 17-year infrastructure lifecycle. The Hybrid Annuity Model…

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Status of Projects under Navami Ganges Programmed

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Shri Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State, Jal Shakti provided the following information in a written reply, in the Look Sabha. The Navami Ganges Programmed (NGP) is dynamic and evolving in nature to address the emerging needs and priorities for rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries. Under the NGP, state level annual action plans are prepared and projects are developed by the States and taken up for implementation after due approval process and efforts are made to complete the projects by their scheduled timelines. Under NGP, state level annual action…

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