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May 17, 2024 · The Ganga – one of India’s longest rivers, and one that supports a population of around 400 million by one estimate – has been the target of cleaning programmes since the mid 1980s, due to the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it his personal agenda and set a deadline: “Ganga will be clean by 2019”, it has now been extended to 2020. Namami Gange is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterparts—State Programme Management Groups.
Mar 24, 2023 · For nine years, cities along the Ganga have worked to stanch the flow of pollution into the river while reviving landscapes along the waterway and its tributaries. The scope and early successes of the initiative, called Namami Ganga, have led to its selection as a World Restoration Flagship.
Jan 28, 2023 · The Ganga, one the longest rivers in the world, sustains more than 40 per cent of India’s population. People, however, have not been kind to the Ganga. They have polluted the river in myriad ways. Cleaning the Ganga has been a gigantic task, often a political duty of governments over the years.
May 12, 2023 · Due to the building of dams and barrages, the discharge of untreated municipal and industrial waste, floral offerings, and the cremation of dead people on its bank, Ganga is now significantly...
Dec 18, 2020 · Objectives: We performed extensive review of sources and level of organic, inorganic pollution and microbial contamination in Ganga water to evaluate changes in the level of various pollutants in...
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Ganga: the run of the river. Passing through five states, the Ganga covers 26 per cent of the country’s landmass. Despite the enormous amounts of money spent on cleaning it, the river continues to run polluted. Worse, the pollution is increasing even in stretches that were earlier considered clean.
