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How much money is spent on cleaning Ganga?
The actual expenditure rose from Rs 170.99 crore in the first year to Rs 2,626.54 crore in 2018-19. So far, 298 projects, including 40 related to STPs, have been sanctioned under the scheme. The Centre has allocated Rs 20,000 crore to be spent on cleaning the Ganga for the period of 2015-2020.
How Clean Is Ganges now?
Ganga’s water quality has significantly improved since 2014 with the entire length of the river having more dissolved oxygen than the prescribed minimum level, and 68 out of 97 monitoring locations compliant with bathing standards in terms of biochemical oxygen demand, a senior official said.
Is Namami Gange successful?
Namami Gange, the rejuvenation programme of river Ganga has completed six successful years. Its objective includes effective abatement of pollution, conservation, restoration, and rejuvenation of the national river Ganga.
What was the budget issued for the rejuvenation of Ganga under Namami Gange in 2014 15?
Rs.20,000 Crore
‘Namami Gange Programme’, is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
What is the full form of NMCG?
National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) which was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA),1986.
How many projects are under Namami Gange?
It has a Rs. 20,000-crore, centrally-funded, non-lapsable corpus and consists of nearly 288 projects. The main pillars of the programme are: Sewage Treatment Infrastructure.
Can ‘Namami Gange’ Clean the Ganga in 3 weeks?
What ‘Namami Gange’, the Centre’s flagship programme to clean the Ganga, couldn’t achieve in several years nature has done in three weeks. How then can the government justify spending Rs 7,000 crore to clean this river without any positive outcomes?
What is the government doing to clean up the Namami Gange River?
After getting elected, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi affirmed to work on cleaning the river and controlling pollution. Subsequently, the Namami Gange project was announced by the government in the June 2014 budget. An estimated Rs 2,958 Crores ( US$ 460 million) have been spent until July 2016 in various efforts to clean up the river.
How much was the National Mission of Ganga Cleaning in 2014-15?
The ministry said that ₹ 2,137 crore was allocated for the national mission of Ganga cleaning in 2014-15. This was cut by ₹ 84 crore to ₹ 2,053 crore.
What is the status of NMCG’s ‘Namami Gange’?
New Delhi: With a little over nine months left before the Narendra Modi government’s ambitious Ganga cleaning programme ‘Namami Gange’ ends, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has so far managed to spend just 29 per cent of the sanctioned Rs 28,790 crore budget to complete 37 per cent of the projects.