Transcript Key Achievements of ‘Namami Gange’

Key Achievements of
‘Namami Gange’
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Developments after 27th May 2014
• Structural Reorganization
• Ministry of Water Resources renamed as Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (May
2014)
• Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission announced and budget allocations made (July 2014) by Finance Minister naming
it “Namami Gange”
• Gazette Notification regarding transfer of work related to Ganga & its tributaries to Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (1st of August 2014)
• NGRBA reconstituted (29th Sep 2014), meetings held ( 27th of October 2014 – chaired by Minister, Water Resources,
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and 26th of March, 2015 – chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister)
• Stakeholder Consultations
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Ganga Manthan– National level stakeholder consultation (7th of July 2014)
Website of NMCG launched with platform for suggestions (12th of September 2014),
Suggestions from “mygov.in” considered regularly
Consultation workshop with Industries ( 19th September/ 8th October 2014)
• Strategy Formulation
• Constitution of Group of Secretaries to finalize the action plan for Ganga Rejuvenation- 6th June 2014, Submission of the
report (28th of August 2014)
• Review by Hon’ble PM on 8th September, 2014 and 6th Jan 2015
• EFC meeting held on 30th Dec 2014
• High Level Task Force (HLTF) constituted chaired by Cabinet Secretary, 2 meetings held – 13th Feb & 5th May
2015
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Status update
• Cabinet note with responses of various ministries submitted as per EFC appraisal and
recommendations – Rs 20,000 Cr additional outlay for 2015-20
• Projects ongoing in 50 towns (Rs 5900 crores)
• Additional projects worth Rs. 1700 Cr slated for sanction
Last Mile Projects (100% Town coverage of sewage treatment taken up/ongoing):
• Allahabad
• Varanasi
• Haridwar (+Preparations for upcoming Ardh Khumbh - Chandighat construction)
• Garhmukteshwar (+Pilot Livelihood project for boatmen)
• Patna (+River Front Development)
• Sahibganj
• Bhatpara, Kalyani, Gayespur, Halisahar
• Kanpur – Pending resolution of Jajmau tannery cluster, last mile projects to be taken up in next 3
months
Status update
• Partnership launched with all 118 towns on the main stem
• Ganga PIU being established in all 118 towns with rolling fund
and dedicated staff under the Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita scheme
• Similar exercise with all 1649 Gram Panchayats slated in June
• Project sponsoring facility launched with Ministry of Overseas
Indian Affairs /CSR funding to incubate innovation and expedite
projects
• Notices issued to all Municipalities(118 ULBs)/687 Grossly
polluting industries – follow up launched on action plans
Status update
• Bidders conference held with MoUD empanelled consultancy firms
for DPRs and city plans
• Market conference held with domestic/international sewage treatment
industry- 268 participants
• Conferences scheduled with District Magistrates of Ganga districts in
May /June
• Partnership with Ministry of Youth Affairs/NYKS/AYUSH
• Projects formulated for tackling Ghat and river surface pollutionAereators/trash skimmers/Solid waste collection
• Eco-Task Force – In-Principle approval received from MoD