WD News: Government of India has further approved Namami Gange Mission-II with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 22,500 crores till 2026 interalia including projects for existing liabilities (Rs. 11,225 crores) and new projects/interventions (Rs. 11,275 crores).
Namami Gange Programme was launched in June 2014 for a period up to 31st March 2021 to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 20,000 crores.
A total of Rs. 14,084.72 crores have been released by the Government of India to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), from Financial Year (FY) 2014-15 till 31st January 2023, out of which Rs. 13,607.18 crores have been released by NMCG to state governments, state missions for clean Ganga and other agencies for implementation of projects related to Ganga rejuvenation.
So far, till 31st December 2022, a total of 409 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 32,912.40 crores, out of which 232 projects have been completed and made operational.
177 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up with a cost of Rs. 26,673.06 crores for the creation and rehabilitation of 5,269.87 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity and laying of around 5,213.49 km sewerage network. Among these, 99 sewerage projects have been completed resulting in the creation and rehabilitation of 2,043.05 MLD of STP capacity and the laying of a 4,260.95 km sewerage network.
Under the Namami Gange Programme, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is carrying out studies for water quality assessment of the River Ganga at 97 locations in 5 main stem states through the respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs).
Source: PIB
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