{"id":1302,"date":"2026-06-24T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:31:35","slug":"namami-gange-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/namami-gange-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Namami Gange Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Namami Gange Programme<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission<\/strong> approved by the Union Government in 2014<\/strong> to accomplish the twin objectives<\/strong> of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Namami Gange is premised on the five important pillars <\/strong>of \u2013  \n
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    • Nirmal Ganga <\/strong>(unpolluted river),  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Aviral Ganga <\/strong>(unrestricted flow),  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jan Ganga <\/strong>(people\u2019s participation),  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Gyan Ganga <\/strong>(knowledge and research based interventions) and  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Arth Ganga <\/strong>(people-river connect through the bridge of economy).  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The program is spearheaded by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      National Mission for Clean Ganga:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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      • NMCG is a registered society<\/strong> under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • NMCG aims to ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga<\/strong> by adopting a river basin approach<\/strong> to promote inter-sectoral co-ordination for comprehensive planning and management.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • It also aims to maintain minimum ecological flows <\/strong>in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality and environmentally sustainable development.\u00a0\u00a0\n
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        • Minimum ecological flows<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>is the <\/em>limit of the living conditions <\/em><\/strong>under which the river ecosystem will not degenerate or the aquatic organisms can endure under the natural state.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          River Ganga:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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          • Ganga (or the Ganges) is among the largest rivers in Asia<\/strong>. It rises in the Gangotri glacier<\/strong> in Uttarakhand<\/strong>. At its source, the river is called Bhagirathi<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • It descends down the valley upto Devprayag<\/strong> where after joining another hill stream Alaknanda<\/strong>, it is called Ganga<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Important tributaries:\u00a0\u00a0\n
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            • Right Bank tributaries:<\/strong> Yamuna, Chambal, Banas, Betwa, Ken, Sind, Son.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Left Bank Tributaries:<\/strong> Ghagra, Kosi, Gandak, Kali, Ramganga.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Empties into:<\/strong> Bay of Bengal.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
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            • The Ganga River basin<\/strong> is the largest in India<\/strong>, spanning over 11 states <\/strong>encompassing 27% of the country’s land mass<\/strong> and supporting about 47% of its population.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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