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GANGA AVALOKAN: THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND MUSEUM ON GANGA RIVER
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 29, 2020,
inaugurated the ‘Ganga Avalokan Museum’ at Haridwar.
It is the first of its kind museum. He also released a
book “Rowing Down the Ganges”. The Prime Minister
said that the Museum would be a special attraction for
pilgrims and it would further enhance the understanding
of the heritage associated with Ganga.
Achievements of Namami Gange Mission
l Sixtey-three sewerage management projects under
implementation while 12 new sewerage projects
launched in Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and WB
lTwenty-eight River-Front Development projects and 33
entry-level projects for construction, modernization and
renovation of 182 ghats and 118 crematoria initiated
l Surface cleaning for collection of floating solid waste
from the ghats and river and its disposal are afoot at 11
dra Modi visited Varanasi, in May locations
2014, after getting elected to Par- l Launched programmes for Biodiversity Conservation
liament from there, he said, “It’s my and Ganga Rejuvenation, Fish and Fishery Conservation
destiny to serve Maa Ganga”. in Ganga River, Ganges River Dolphin -- Conservation
The programme has posted Education Programme
landmark improvements since l Five Biodiversity centres – at Dehradun, Narora,
then. Taking the programme to Allahabad, Varanasi and Barrackpore – have been
the next level, the Prime Minister developed for restoration of identified priority species
on September 29, 2020, launched l Activities such as events, workshops, seminars,
six major projects in Uttarakhand conferences and IEC activities were organized to make
to make River Ganga 'Nirmal' and a strong pitch for public outreach and community
participation in the programme
REMAINED POLLUTED l Forestry interventions for Ganga River under execution
the urgency so typical of his style of as per the project report prepared by Forest Research
functioning. Institute, Dehradun for a period of five years (2016–21)
Spending so far: In the first three years
of the scheme (between 2014–15 at a cost of Rs 2,300 Crore. Work commenced in seven
and 2016–17) Rs 3,673 Crore were districts of Uttarakhand for medicinal plants
spent. In 2019–20, Rs 20,000 Crore lAgainst the target of 15, 27,105 units, MoDWS has built
were approved. Under Namami 8,53,397 toilets
Gange, so far Rs 22,273 Crore have l Consortium of seven IITs is engaged in preparing Ganga
been approved for 230 projects that
included sewerage infrastructure; River Basin Plan; 13 IITs have adopted 65 villages to
to check on industrial pollution and develop them as model villages
development of riverfronts, Ghats and
crematoriums.
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