What is the National Mission for Clean Ganga?

About the National Mission for Clean ganga:

• NMCG was established in 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as a registered society.
• NMCG under National Ganga Council is supported by the State level Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
• It is an initiative taken by the Government of India to address the pollution of the river Ganga by providing financial and technical assistance.
• Aims and objectives:
  • To accomplish the mandate of National Ganga Council
  • Prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach.
  • To maintain minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality and environmentally sustainable development.
• Vision:
  • Restoring the wholesomeness of the river defined in terms of ensuring:
    • Aviral Dhara - that is continuous flow of water
    • Nirmal Dhara - that is unpolluted flow of water
    • Geologic and ecological integrity
  • Structure:
    • It has a two-tier management structure, comprising of Governing Council and Executive Committee
    • The work of coordinating, supervising and deliberating on funding Namami Ganga projects is carried out by an executive committee of the NMCG that meets every month.
  • In 2020, the World Bank has approved a five-year loan (for the second phase) to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) or Namami Gange Project worth Rs.3,000 crore to help stem pollution in the Ganga river basin.

 

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Q1) What is NGRBA?

The ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority’ (NGRBA) was set up by the Central Government on 20th Feb, 2009 as a collaborative institution of Central and State Governments under the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) of 1986 for abatement of pollution of River Ganga. 

Source: All India Radio