NMCG nod to ₹50 crore sewerage project in Bulandshahr
6 months, 4 weeks ago

NMCG nod to ₹50 crore sewerage project in Bulandshahr

Hindustan Times  

The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved a sewerage project in Gulaothi town of Bulandshahr district that will come up at an estimated cost of Rs. 265 crores approved by the NMCG in its 56th executive committee meeting held in New Delhi recently. The approved projects are pivotal to the improvement of the river’s ecosystem as these ensure minimized level of pollution in the river Ganga, thereby maintaining its cleanliness and ensuring its conservation. Proposed by the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow, the project lays emphasis on the rejuvenation of lower-order streams and tributaries in the upper Gomti River basin to improve the health of the river Ganga at a cost of Rs.

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Delhi Govt Unveils Rs 1,500-cr Plan For Yamuna Cleaning, Sewage Management
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4 days, 6 hours ago

Delhi Govt Unveils Rs 1,500-cr Plan For Yamuna Cleaning, Sewage Management

ABP News  

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced a comprehensive Rs 1,500-crore plan to clean the Yamuna River and improve Delhi's sewage infrastructure, marking an ambitious river rejuvenation effort in the national capital. In a bid to ensure that untreated sewage does not flow into the Yamuna, the Delhi government will build 40 decentralised STPs at a cost of Rs 500 …

Think tank flags slow progress in 'Namami Gange' project, only 69% of funds used
1 month ago

Think tank flags slow progress in 'Namami Gange' project, only 69% of funds used

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Despite its ambitious objectives, only 69 percent of funds allocated to the Namami Gange Programme were utilised up to 2024-25, according to a PRS Legislative Research analysis. While some improvement in the Ganga's water quality has been observed, the Central Pollution Control Board noted that industrial waste remained a key pollutant, with more than 450 industries failing to …

Process Used In 'Namami Gange' Project To Treat Sewage Before Dumping Has Been Employed To Clean Sabarmati River: AMC Tells Gujarat HC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Process Used In 'Namami Gange' Project To Treat Sewage Before Dumping Has Been Employed To Clean Sabarmati River: AMC Tells Gujarat HC

Live Law  

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation informed the Gujarat High Court on Friday that it is using the process of bio-remediation–which employs microbial/bacterial consortia to treat raw sewage and partially treat the water before it is released into the Sabarmati river. The court, in its December 6, 2024 order, had asked the counsel for AMC to bring the progress made in establishment …

NMCG’s executive committee meeting: Five projects worth ₹73.39 crore approved for U.P.
6 months, 4 weeks ago

NMCG’s executive committee meeting: Five projects worth ₹73.39 crore approved for U.P.

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The Yogi government’s efforts to conserve and clean the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh have reached another milestone. The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved five projects worth ₹73 crores in its 56th executive committee meeting held in New Delhi, according to a government press note. To begin with, the committee approved the project titled “Establishment of Secretariat for …

Clean Ganga: 5 projects worth ₹73.39 crore approved for Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Clean Ganga: 5 projects worth ₹73.39 crore approved for Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow, The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved five projects worth ₹73 crore for Uttar Pradesh in its 56th executive committee meeting held in New Delhi, an official statement here said Saturday. Clean Ganga: 5 projects worth ₹ 73.39 crore approved for Uttar Pradesh Rajeev Kumar Mital, Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga chaired the meeting. …

Explore possibility of establishing fund for Yamuna river: Parliamentary panel
1 year, 1 month ago

Explore possibility of establishing fund for Yamuna river: Parliamentary panel

Hindustan Times  

While appreciating the ambitious Namami Gange Programme, which aimed at cleaning and rejuvenating Ganga river and its tributaries, the Standing Committee on Water Resources in its 27th report "Review of Upper Yamuna River Cleaning Projects up to Delhi and River Bed Management in Delhi" highlighted that the projects particularly in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh need to be executed in a …

NGT Directs Joint Committee To Take Remedial Action Against Sewage Flow, Toxic Gases In Delhi’s Kaushal Drain
1 year, 10 months ago

NGT Directs Joint Committee To Take Remedial Action Against Sewage Flow, Toxic Gases In Delhi’s Kaushal Drain

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed a joint Committee comprising CPCB,DPCC,Delhi Jal Board and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to resolve the issue of environmental degradation caused by sewage flow in Delhi's Kaushal Drain. The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr. A. Senthil Vel said that the committee “may look into the matter and …

Ganga mission clears projects worth ₹638 crore
1 year, 11 months ago

Ganga mission clears projects worth ₹638 crore

The Hindu  

The Jal Shakti Ministry’s National Mission for Clean Ganga cleared eight projects worth ₹638 crore on Tuesday. This clean-up comprises four projects, worth ₹407.39 crore, approved for pollution abatement in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh. The four projects in Shamli district are: the construction of a 5 million litres per day sewage treatment plant, 5 KLD septage co-treatment facility, interception & …

PM to lay foundation stone of projects worth ₹7,800 crore in West Bengal on Friday
2 years, 3 months ago

PM to lay foundation stone of projects worth ₹7,800 crore in West Bengal on Friday

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone and dedicate projects worth more than ₹7,800 crore to the nation in West Bengal on Friday. On the same day, PM will visit INS Netaji Subhas, pay floral tribute at the statue of Netaji Subhas and inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation. Prime Minister …

‘Clean Ganga’ changes course to conservation, tourism, livelihood
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Clean Ganga’ changes course to conservation, tourism, livelihood

The Hindu  

Marking a shift in emphasis, the Union government’s flagship Namami Gange programme, conceived to improve the sanitation levels in the Ganga river is now geared towards conservation, tourism and providing economic livelihoods. At a meeting, earlier this week, of the top body tasked with coordinating Namami Gange activities and chaired by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat the thrust …

Government's Namami Gange plan for cleaning Yamuna
2 years, 5 months ago

Government's Namami Gange plan for cleaning Yamuna

India TV News  

Highlights Under the Namami Gange programme, a total of 11 projects for treatment have been taken It will cost approx Rs 2009 crore under Namami Gange Program by NMCG Major share of these projects are being borne by Central Government Yamuna is one of the sacred rivers of India and the largest tributary of Ganga River. Under the Namami Gange …

National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 14 projects worth ₹1,145 crore
2 years, 5 months ago

National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 14 projects worth ₹1,145 crore

The Hindu  

The executive committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 14 projects worth ₹1,145 crore pertaining to sewerage management, curbing industrial pollution, and biodiversity conservation among others, a statement said on Saturday. 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 …

Govt. announces projects worth ₹1,855 crore to clean Yamuna
2 years, 8 months ago

Govt. announces projects worth ₹1,855 crore to clean Yamuna

The Hindu  

The Delhi government on Friday announced its decision to upgrade six sewage treatment plants in the city and lay sewer lines in four villages, including 39 unauthorised colonies, as part of its measures to reduce pollution in the Yamuna river. The projects worth ₹1,855 crore were approved after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia chaired a meeting of the Delhi Jal …

UP govt sets up 104 sewage treatment plants, water quality in Ganga, other rivers improves
3 years, 5 months ago

UP govt sets up 104 sewage treatment plants, water quality in Ganga, other rivers improves

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government has set up 104 sewage treatment plants of 3,298.84 million litres daily in the state in a bid to clean the major rivers including Ganga. The water quality in Ganga, Gomti, Saryu, Yamuna and Rapti has improved significantly, according to the Uttar Pradesh government. Along with cleaning the rivers and stopping sewage from falling into them, …

Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022, government informs Lok Sabha
5 years, 4 months ago

Namami Gange projects to be completed by 2022, government informs Lok Sabha

India Today  

The Centre has set a deadline to complete all sanctioned works of Namami Gange project by 2022. The rest of the projects are at various stages of implementation, Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria informed the Lok Sabha today in reply to a question. Under Namami Gange Programme, diverse set of interventions …

Polluting River Ganga: NGT Directs Three States To Deposit Rs. 25 Lakhs Each For The Continued Damage To The River [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Polluting River Ganga: NGT Directs Three States To Deposit Rs. 25 Lakhs Each For The Continued Damage To The River [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a significant move, given the way there has been lackadaisical approach on part of the authorities in the past to implement NGT's orders, National Green Tribunal pulled up states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal over inaction on their part to respond to the Green Tribunal for unabated damage to river Ganga. The Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh may personally …

Government claims clean Ganga work is on fast pace after India Today TV's report
6 years ago

Government claims clean Ganga work is on fast pace after India Today TV's report

India Today  

After India Today TV's fact check report "X Factor-Unquiet Ganga", the government has claimed that ongoing work to clean the river continues at a fast pace and many projects have been completed and are undergoing trial run while more have been sanctioned. India Today TV utilised data from NMCG website and reported 63 sewerage projects have been setup along the …

NGT seeks action plan to stop discharge of polluted water in Yamuna
6 years, 1 month ago

NGT seeks action plan to stop discharge of polluted water in Yamuna

Live Mint  

The National Green Tribunal has sought an action plan from a committee headed by CPCB to stop discharge of polluted water in the Yamuna river and prosecute the offenders. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed various authorities -- Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, Delhi Jal Board, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Noida and …

Sewage infrastructure in 7 states as part of Ganga rejuvenation at a cost of Rs 18,000 crore: Gadkari
6 years, 6 months ago

Sewage infrastructure in 7 states as part of Ganga rejuvenation at a cost of Rs 18,000 crore: Gadkari

India TV News  

As part of efforts towards Ganga rejuvenation, a task top on Centre's priority, the government is making strides towards developing a sewage infrastructure by implementing 115 treatment projects in seven states at an estimated cost of Rs 18,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Sunday. "To make Ganga 'nirmal' and 'aviral', government is making strides and as part of the …

Why Clean Ganga project has a long way to go
6 years, 7 months ago

Why Clean Ganga project has a long way to go

The Hindu  

What is the National Mission for Clean Ganga? It is a registered trust that runs the ‘Namami Gange’ mission — India’s most ambitious endeavour to clean the Ganga river. Previous attempts to clean the river have been unsuccessful because treatment infrastructure never kept pace with the scale of pollution and riparian Sstates and the Centre had not ensured that pollution …

CAG slams govt for failing to utilize funds for Ganga rejuvenation
7 years, 3 months ago

CAG slams govt for failing to utilize funds for Ganga rejuvenation

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Unused funds, the absence of a long-term plan and the lack of pollution abatement works are hampering the rejuvenation of the Ganga, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report made public on Tuesday. The CAG’s performance audit report on ‘Rejuvenation of River Ganga ’, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, said, “Funds amounting to ₹,133.76 …

Uttarakhand HC declares Ganga, Yamuna living entities, gives them legal rights
8 years ago

Uttarakhand HC declares Ganga, Yamuna living entities, gives them legal rights

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand high court on Monday declared the Ganga and Yamuna living entities, bestowing on them same legal rights as a person, a move that could help in efforts to clean the pollution-choked rivers. Earlier this month, the Uttarakhand high court came down heavily down upon the Union and the state governments for doing “nothing concrete” to clean the Ganga. …

Team to study waste disposal in Delhi, Nagpur
9 years, 10 months ago

Team to study waste disposal in Delhi, Nagpur

The Hindu  

Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said sanitation initiatives of shifting garbage in the capital “were not proper” and underscored the need for using auto trolleys, besides setting up dump yards 50 km beyond on all the four sides. A team of GHMC officials and people’s representatives would be sent to study the waste disposal in Delhi and Nagpur, he …

Two new projects for reducing Yamuna pollution: government | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Two new projects for reducing Yamuna pollution: government | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Two projects have been sanctioned in Sonepat and Panipat towns at a cost of Rs 217.87 crore for abating pollution of river Yamuna, Rajya Sabha was informed today. In his reply, Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said that the main project components include construction of new sewage treatment plants of 70 mld capacity and …

SC questions Centre on way to implement clean Ganga project
10 years, 6 months ago

SC questions Centre on way to implement clean Ganga project

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today expressed satisfaction over Centre's blueprint to clean river Ganga but sought response on how it plans to implement the ambitious policy. After being rapped by the Supreme Court for its approach to clean Ganga, the Narendra Modi government placed before it a blueprint of short, medium and long term measures involving thousands of crore …

Ganga clean-up
10 years, 6 months ago

Ganga clean-up

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s incisive observations on the >Ganga clean-up plan is to be considered seriously. P. Mohanty, Varanasi It is gratifying that the Supreme Court has decided to monitor the job of cleaning the Ganga. The first step would be to locate an area where a giant sewage treatment plant can be set up. Now that Japan is supposed to …

Delhi government project to clean up Yamuna river
10 years, 9 months ago

Delhi government project to clean up Yamuna river

India TV News  

New Delhi: To address the issue of pollution in the Yamuna, Delhi government has undertaken a comprehensive project through which all the polluting drains shall be cleaned before they merge into the river. The Delhi Jal Board will set up an interceptor sewer with a length of 59 kms along the three major drains to intercept sewerage from around 190 …

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