Know all about the National Mission for Clean Ganga

The government is getting serious about finally cleaning up the Ganga river. The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved several projects in its 4th meeting ranging from sewage infrastructure, ghat development to research on the river sediments.

Three projects each have been approved for the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the sewage sector. The operation and maintenance cost will be provided by the central government for 15 years to all these six projects along.

The project will also include a research study to understand the non-putrefying properties of river Ganga in both water and sediment. The study will complement as a sort of extension to an ongoing research by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). Their research is also towards identifying the special properties of river's waters.

About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• NMCG is the implementation wing of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council)

• It was established in the year 2011 as a registered society under Societies Registration Act, 1860

• It has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee

• Both of the tiers are headed by the Director General (DG), NMCG

• Executive Committee is authorized to approve projects under mission up to Rs 1000 crore

• Similar to structure at national level, State Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) acts as implementing arm of State Ganga Committees

• This structure attempts to bring all stakeholders on one platform to take a holistic approach towards the task of Ganga cleaning and rejuvenation

• In October 2016, National Ganga Council has replaced National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) which was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986.

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