National Mission For Clean Ganga

NMCG sanctioned 43 projects worth Rs 2,056 crore in 2022: Centre

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) sanctioned 43 projects at a total cost of Rs 2,056 crore in 2022, taking the cumulative total to 406 projects sanctioned worth Rs 32,898 crore

National Clean Ganga Mission approves sewerage projects worth Rs 2,700 cr

The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved projects worth around Rs 2,700 cr for developing sewerage infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal

National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 14 projects worth Rs 1,145 cr

The executive committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved 14 projects worth Rs 1,145 crore pertaining to sewerage management, curbing industrial pollution, and biodiversity conservation among others, a statement said on Saturday. The projects were approved at the 45th meeting of the executive committee under the chairmanship of G Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG, it said. The projects include eight related to sewerage management in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the statement said. For sewerage management, four projects in Uttar Pradesh were approved, including tapping of Assi drain in Varanasi by constructing a 55 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), and other works costing Rs 308.09 crore, it said. The projects were sanctioned with the objective of achieving zero untreated discharge from three drains Assi, Sanme ghat and Nakhha, it said. Other projects include construction of 13 MLD STP

Clean Ganga: NGT slams authorities for inability to stop sewage discharge

The green panel had said the problem has not been tackled for the last 43 years and it has resulted in contamination of ground water affecting the health and life of the inhabitants.

Clean Ganga programme not flowing smoothly

NGRBA was hence dissolved effective from October, 2016