National Mission for Clean Ganga under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, government of India is implementing flagship programme Namami Gange covering entry level activities like development of ghats, river surface cleaning, village level drains and construction/modernisation of crematorium.
Namami Gange is likely to be launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister in the last week. The event would commence operations for over a hundred ghats and 70 crematoriums along river ganga, the tendering process of which has already been completed.
The event will also see the IIT consortium adopt 75 villages along river Ganga to propose as model villages. These villages will be developed for the purpose of treating pollutants flowing into the river. The zero liquid discharge systems for identified polluting industries will also be launched by 4 IITs during the event.
Namami Gange would also mark inauguration of Sewage Treatment Plants, pumping stations and pilot schemes for sewage infrastructure and treatment in three ganga river states and along Yamuna. Ten trash skimmers will be mobilised at select locations along priority stretches.
Afforestation at 10 selected sites will be carried out by State Forest departments during the event. Medicinal Plantation is being taken up in 150 villages in upper Himalayan reaches with AYUSH and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS). In addition, plantation at event sites will be done by volunteers of NYKS and the members of Ganga grams. Eight Biodiversity centers are also planned to be launchedfor restoration of identified priority species. Central Pollution Control Board will also be setting up online water quality monitoring stations and displays at various ghats along Ganga.
The event is likely to be attended by Central and State government officials, representatives of CPSU’s, Forests department officials, Urban local bodies, Gram Panchayats, members of NYKS and the public.