NMCG & Namami Gange Programme - PIB - 12/12/22

Context:
Recently, the Union Minister for Jal Shakti chaired the 10th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
As part of its flagship Namami Gange programme, the Union government has shifted its focus from improving sanitation to conservation, tourism, and economic development of the Ganga river.
Relevance:
GS1, GS2, GS3
About:
-->Recent Developments in Ganga Rejuvenation:
-Ministry of Tourism working on a comprehensive plan for development of tourism circuits along Ganga in line with Arth Ganga.
-Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) undertaking various steps to build organic farming and natural farming corridors along River Ganga
-Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs focusing on mapping of urban drains and management of solid and liquid waste in Ganga towns under SBM 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0

-It is being implemented by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga also known as the National Ganga Council. This mission was established on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act,1860 as a registered society.

Objectives:
-The mission incorporates rehabilitating and boosting the existing STPs (Sewage Treatment Plants) and instant short-term steps to curb pollution at exit points on the riverfront in order to check the inflow of sewage.
-To maintain the continuity of the water flow without changing the natural season variations.
-To restore and maintain the surface flow and groundwater.

Pillars:
-Sewage Treatment Infrastructure
-River-Front Development
-River-Surface Cleaning
-Biodiversity
-Afforestation