• The programme aims to develop new need-based skills for the future amongst the local community along River Ganga.
• NMCG also working on imparting trainings to locals for Ganga Arti and Ganga Sewaks.
• Providing alternative solutions to community members under Arth Ganga.
• Promoting natural farming amongst the farmers has been one of the targeted areas under Arth Ganga.
• NMCG is preparing to market Ganga-related products as a brand under the umbrella of Namami Gange and Arth Ganga.
• Training will also be imparted to people for Responsible Tourism and conservation of the ecosystem.
• The project also envisages establishing Arth Ganga Centres (AGC) and three Ganga Resource Centres (GRC)
WD News: The Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Shri G. Asok Kumar recently launched the project on ‘Capacity Building Programme for Leveraging Community and Local Resources Based on Technology’ under Arth Ganga in the presence of Padma Bhushan Shri Anil Joshi, Founder, Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO).
The project is being jointly implemented by NMCG and HESCO. The programme aims to develop new need-based skills for the future amongst the local community along River Ganga and provide alternative solutions to the community members under Arth Ganga.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri G. Asok Kumar said “Namami Gange, so far, has been tirelessly working on building adequate sewerage infrastructure to abate pollution from River Ganga. NMCG’s priority has been to stop dirty water from falling into Ganga and its tributaries and they have been successfully achieving the goals. So far, sewage treatment capacity of around 973 million Litres per day (MLD) has been created. Apart from the sewerage management and other activities under the Namami Gange Programme, the focus now is on Arth Ganga, which was espoused by the Prime Minister in the first meeting of the National Ganga Council held in 2019. Arth Ganga, primarily, means linking people with the river through the bridge of economy.”
Padma Bhushan Shri Anil Joshi said, “Such steps should be taken so that even after 10 or more years, Namami Gange remains as a Model for River Rejuvenation and future generations know that it played an unprecedented role in Ganga conservation. Rejuvenation of Ganga is a life-long commitment for every individual of this country”.
Source & image courtesy: PIB
