Namami Ganga
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GAP
(Gang Action Plan) started in 1986
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Started
by Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 with $226 million aid
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From
1985 – 2014: Rs. 4500 crore spent
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In
Budget 2014-15; Union Government allocated Rs. 2037 crore
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5
States: Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
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10
Pilgrim Places: Haridwar, Varanasi, Allahabd, Kanpur, Vrirdam, Gorimukeshu,
patna, Kolkata, Sahibangj and Nabodwip
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18
years project duration; to cover 23 small cities and 29 big cities
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Authority:
NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority)
Foreign Countries in Namami Gange
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Japan
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External
Aided Project
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Australia
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Cleaning
Project
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Germany
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Water
Management & Rejuvenation
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The
Netherlands
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Flood
Control Assistance
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Accordingly,
an Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission called “Namami Gange” has been
proposed to be set up and a sum of Rs. 2,037 crores has been set aside for this
purpose.
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In
addition a sum of Rs. 100 crores has been allocated for developments of Ghats
and beautification of River Fronts at Kedarnath, Haridwar, Kanpur, Varanasi,
Allahabad, Patna and Delhi in the current financial year.
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Accordingly,
Namami Gange approaches Ganga Rejuvenation by consolidating the existing
ongoing efforts and planning for a concrete action plan for future.
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The
interventions at Ghats and River fronts will facilitate better citizen connect
and set the tone for river centric urban planning process.
About
NGRBA
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National
Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is a financing, planning, implementing,
monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River
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First
under the Ministry of Environment and Forests; then by July 2014, it was
transferred to the Ministry of Water Resources
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On
20 February 2009 under Section 3(3) of the Environment Protection Act, 1986,
which also declared Ganges as the "National River" of India
Chairperson: Prime
Minister
Members:
Ministers of
Environment & Forests
Minister of Finance
Minister of Urban
Development
Minister of Water
Resources
Minister of Power, Minister
of Science & Technology
CMs of Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal
MoS for Environment
& Forests
Secretary,
Environment & Forests
Ganga
basin is the largest river basin in India in terms of catchment area which is
spread over 11 states that constitutes 26% of the country's land mass and
supports about 43% of its population
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