Clean Ganga mission signs pact with Mississippi river initiative

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), which implements Centre’s flagship Namami Gange scheme, has signed a Memorandum of Common Purpose (MoCP) with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), which represents 124 cities/towns situated along the banks of the Mississippi River, the United States.

In a statement, the Jal Shakti Ministry said the MoCP was signed by G Asok Kumar, DG, NMCG, and Mayor Mitch Reynolds of La Crosse (Wisconsin), Mayor Errick Simmons of Greenville (Mississippi), Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans (Louisiana), and Colin Wellemkamp (executive director, MRCTI) on behalf of USA’s MRCTI, in the presence of senior officials from US State Department, UNEP, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Rotary International.

The NMCG has signed the MoCP on behalf of the River Cities Alliance (RCA). The signing ceremony took place at the Rotary Hall as part of the COP28, currently underway in Dubai, the statement said.