Namami Gange Programme

Why is it in news?
  • SPCB to be strengthened to verify Quality of Water
Details
  • National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved a project to strengthen State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) of five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal so that they can frequently verify the quality of water in river Ganga and in case of any discrepancy appropriate action could be taken.
  • The identified laboratories for this purpose are to be equipped in terms of advanced instruments and equipments with well-trained scientific personnel to carry out the pollution assessment and water quality monitoring activities in respect of existing and emerging pollutants. The strengthening of SPCBs will overcome the constraints of resources.
  • This project has been approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 85.97 for five years.
  • In West Bengal, two projects worth Rs. 358.43 crore have been approved to develop sewerage infrastructure in Hooghly-Chinsurah and Maheshtala municipalities of West Bengal. These two projects together will stop nearly 56 MLD sewage water from directly merging into river Ganga.
  • These four new projects worth Rs. 531.24 crore were approved in the 11th Executive Committee meeting of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) chaired by Rajeev Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG held recently. 
About Namami Gange Programme
  • ‘Namami Gange Programme’, is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
  • Its main pillars are:
  • Sewage Treatment Infrastructure
  • River Surface Cleaning
  • Afforestation
  • Industrial Effluent Monitoring
  • River Front Development
  • Biodiversity
  • Public Awareness
  • Ganga Gram
  • Its implementation has been divided into Entry-Level Activities (for immediate visible impact), Medium-Term Activities (to be implemented within 5 years of time frame) and Long-Term Activities (to be implemented within 10 years).
Source
PIB
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 5th May 2018
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