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1. AN INITIATIVE OF SHIVNANDANI INDUSTRIES PVT LTD AND JAGDAMB JANAKI NAWAL JANAKI
SOCIETY
Namami Gange Programme
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2. Namami Gange Programme
Union Budget 2014-15 has taken cognizanceof the substantial amountof money spent in the conservation and
improvement of the Ganga, which has a very special placein a collectiveconsciousnessof this country.However,
the efforts are not yielded desired results becauseof the lack of concerted efforts by all thestakeholders.
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 asidefor this purpose. In addition a sum of Rs. 100 crores has been
allocated for developments of Ghats and beautification of River Fronts atKedarnath, Haridwar,Kanpur,Varanasi,
Allahabad,Patna and Delhi in the current financial year.
Accordingly,Namami Gange approaches Ganga Rejuvenation by consolidatingthe existingongoingefforts and
planningfor a concrete action plan for future. The interventions at Ghats and River fronts will facilitatebetter
citizen connect and set the tone for river centric urban planningprocess.
Recognizing the multi-sectoral,multi-dimensional and multi-stakeholder natureof the Ganga Rejuvenation
challenge,the key Ministries comprisingof (a) WR, RD&GR, (b) Environment, Forests & ClimateChange, (c)
Shipping,(d) Tourism,(e) Urban Development, (f) DrinkingWater and Sanitation and Rural Development have
been working together sinceJune, 2014 to arriveatan action plan.The concerned Ministers havenominated a
Group of Secretaries to develop a draftaction plan and have held periodical meetings to review the progress and
provideguidance. The Group of Secretaries submitted its initial reporton 21st July,2014 and after takinginto
accountthe feedback received from the Hon’ble Ministers,the final reporthas been submitted on 28th August,
2014.
Whilethe report is being examined in the Ministry,NMCG has been workingin parallel on a draftstrategy taking
into accountall thesedevelopments.
As already identified in the report of the GoS, the long-term vision will emanatefrom the Ganga River Basin
Management Plan beingprepared by the Consortium of 7 IITs,firstversion of which is likely to be availableby the
end of this year.
On a medium term basis,certain interventions both infrastructureand non-infrastructureneed to be introduced
to set the tone for implementation of long term vision as also takeup so called “no regret” activities in theinterim.
Followingareproposed to be taken up under Namami Gange:
(i) Nirmal Dhara- ensuring sustainable municipal sewage management
• Projectprioritization in coordination with Ministry of Urban Development.
• Incentive for states to take up projects on Ganga Main-stem by providingan additional shareof central grants for
sewerage infrastructure.
• Uniform standards for both MoUD scheme and Namami Gange programme, 10 years mandatory O&M by the
same serviceprovider at par with NGRBA programme and PPP, Mandatory reuse of treated water
• Expandingcoverage of sewerage infrastructurein 118 urban habitations on banks of Ganga - estimated costby
MoUD is Rs 51000 Crores
(ii) Nirmal Dhara- managing sewage from Rural Areas

3. • Mo DWS scheme for all Ganga bank Gram Panchayts (1632) free from open defecation by 2022,at a costof Rs
1700 Crores as central share
(iii) Nirmal Dhara- managing Industrial discharge
• MakingZLD mandatory
• Rationalized water tariff to encourage reuse
• Real time water quality monitoring
(iv) Aviral Dhara
• EnforcingRiver Regulatory Zones on Ganga Banks
• Rational agricultural practices,efficientirrigation methods
• Restoration and conservation of wetlands
(v) Ensuring ecological rejuvenation by conservation of aquatic life and biodiversity
(vi) Promotion of Tourism and Shipping in a rational and sustainable manner
(vii) Knowledge Management on Ganga through Ganga Knowledge Centre
However, to control the spread of pollution and to contain itin manageablelimits certain interventions would be
necessary in shortterm. Group of Secretaries under guidance of Hon’ble Ministers has identified following
activities:
i) Scheme for rehabilitation and up-gradation of existing STPs along Ganga
ii) Ensuring 100% sewerage infrastructure in identified town alongside Ganga
iii) In situ sewage treatment in open drains
iv) Support for preparation of DPRs
v) River Front Management for Ghat’s developments in selected cities and towns
vi) Industrial pollution abatement at Kanpur on priority
vii) Action Plan for Char Dham Yatra –Public amenities, waste disposal and sanitation
viii) Capacity building of urban local bodies
ix) Afforestation – Conservation of Flora
x) Conservation of Aquatic life – special attention on Dolphin, Turtles and Ghariyals etc.
xi) Disposal of flowers and other puja material
xii) Ganga Vahini
xiii) GIS data and Spatial Analysis for Ganga basin
xiv) Study of communities depending on Ganga for their traditional livelihood
xv) National Ganga Monitoring Centre
xvi) Special guidelines for sand mining in Ganga
xvii) Assessment of Special Properties of Ganga Water
xviii) Communication and Public Outreach Activities