Namami Gange Programme

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The Namami Gange Programme is an integrated river management initiative approved as a Major Programme by the Union Government of India. It was named in 2012 by the United Nations as "one of top-10 ecosystem restoration initiatives in the world..." [1] The main objectives of the initiative are conservation, reduction of pollution, and rejuvenation of the national Ganges River. [2] The major actionable steps of the initiative include the creation of up to 200 sanctioned sewage treatment infrastructure projects, riverfront development, river surface cleaning, biodiversity and afforestation efforts, raising public awareness, and industrial effluent monitoring in three stages: immediate results, results in five years, and results in ten years. [3] [4]

The improvements to municipal waste infrastructure made under this initiative are considered to be contributing to a larger body of planning for India to reach Net Zero emissions by 2070. [5] The efforts towards conservation of the Ganges and restoration of its ecology have been referenced by UNESCO, which included the National Mission for Clean Ganga, among global campaigns for contributions to ecological restoration. [6]

The National Mission For Clean Ganga has declared Chacha Chaudhary the mascot of the Namami Gange Programme, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. [7] Under the Namami Gange Programme, all drains falling into the Saryu River in Ayodhya are intercepted and wastewater is transported to a sewage treatment plant. [8]

History

The project was executed by the Indian Government in 2014 with an original projected budget of Rs.20,000 Crore. [3]

In 2021, the touring exhibition, "A Clean Ganga Roadshow," inaugurated on the sidelines of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, saw additional investment and public interest, including the formation of four chapters in Scotland, Wales, the Midlands, and London to connect various interest groups with the Namami Gange Programme. [5]

Also in 2021, over 30,000 fish eggs of economically important species, which were declining in the Ganges (such as catla, rohu, and mrigal) were released at the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna in Prayagraj Sangam, an effort organized by the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. [9]

In June of 2021, data from the National Mission for Clean Ganga indicated that out of 341 projects, 147 (43%) had been completed and that out of 157 sewage projects, 61 (39%) had been completed. [10]

In January 2023, during the launch of the MV Ganga Vilas cruise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs.1000 crores in a continued effort to raise awareness for the potential of the river cruise industry. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "'Namami Gange' named one of top-10 ecosystem restoration initiatives in the world by UN". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Restoring the Ganga's purity and biodiversity". The Indian Express. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Namami Gange". National Mission for Clean Ganga | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation | Government of India. Retrieved January 05, 2026.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Ganga Connect concludes in London after high level of engagement, tangible outcomes". ANI News. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 Naomi Canton (28 November 2021). "ganga: Clean Ganga roadshow gets enthusiastic response from investors, universities in Britain - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Namami Gange Programme has been included in the world's top ten campaigns for the restoration of natural ecological". Prabhat Khabar. 10 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chacha Chaudhary is now mascot of Namami Gange programme". The Indian Express. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Network, Elets News (14 December 2021). "Centre's Namami Gange Programme helps revive key rivers in UP". eGov Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "ICAR-CIFRI Released Fish Seeds in Prayagraj Sangam under Namami Ganga Programme". krishijagran.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 June 2021). "147 projects under Namami Gange completed". @businessline. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "PM flags off World's Longest River Cruise - MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi via video conferencing". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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