The youth of Jharkhand has raised the flag in Ganga Quest 2021, organised online by the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Central Government. In this online competition held between April 7 and May 30 this year, where a total of more than 11 lakh participants from more than 113 countries of the world took part in this competition, out of which 1,10,111 participants were from Jharkhand. In the competition questions were asked based on river Ganga.
It has been proved that if Jharkhand has been nurtured by nature, then the people of Jharkhand are also very conscious about the conservation of natural resources. Now the ministry is organizing a live quiz on the occasion of World Environment Day for which 216 participants have been selected at the international level in the final stage out of which 28 from Jharkhand. Prizes for all these participants will be announced on June 22. These 28 contestants who are finally successful will be awarded, but if they get first, second and third place in the live quiz contest to be held on World Environment Day, then they will be awarded with additional prizes.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti of the Central Government is running many important programs in the direction of enriching water resources, development of rivers and conservation of river Ganga. In this sequence, Ganga Quest is also being organized for the last three years under the Namami Gange scheme. Through these events, the Government wants to make more and more people aware of the importance of these natural resources in the life of human beings for the protection of rivers, natural resources and environment.
In Jharkhand, the Namami Gange project is being implemented by the State Urban Development Agency under the Urban Development and Housing Department and the people of the State were made aware through various means regarding maximum participation in this competition.
On the other hand, commendable efforts were made by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the State Government. A large number of participants through schools and colleges got themselves registered to participate in this competition. Digital platforms of educational institutions were also used. It is the result of these efforts and various programs that the State is ahead of states like Uttar Pradesh and has secured the top position, leaving behind the National Capital, Delhi which was on top in 2020.
On the participation of Jharkhand in such a large number in the competition, the Secretary of the Department, Vinay Kumar Choubey congratulated the residents of the State, officials of SUDA, representatives of the Education Department and various educational institutions, employees of all municipal bodies for making this program a success. State Urban Development Agency director Amit Kumar also congratulated the employees of the municipal bodies and expressed hope that the participants of Jharkhand will get the top position in the live quiz content also.