New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Under the Namami Gange Programme, a total of 524 projects to clean the river have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 43,030 crore, of which 355 projects have been completed till February 2026, Centre told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State (MoS) for Jal Shakti, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in a written reply, said that under the Central Sector scheme a diverse set of interventions for cleaning and rejuvenation of the Ganga river has been taken up.”These included wastew…
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New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) While presenting Budget 2025-26, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday that, on the capital receipts side, the government will raise funds from multiple channels, including Rs 16,700 crore market borrowings routed via RBI. Additionally, Rs 2,500 crore will be received as interest-free loans under the Special Assistance to the States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme, launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2025.External aid for projects, including t…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The 21st Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) on river rejuvenation on Monday reviewed the latest status of polluted river stretches based on the CPCB’s 2025 report, an official said.The meeting was held under the chairpersonship of V. L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.The Committee reviewed progress on sewage treatment plants, capacity utilization, floodplain zoning, …
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 163 guardians who have worked tirelessly to clean rivers and water bodies will witness the Republic Day Parade 2026 on Monday at Kartavya Path as Special Guests of the Jal Shakti Ministry, an official said.The official from the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said on Sunday that as a tribute to the country’s rivers, spectator enclosures for the Parade have been named after Beas, Brahmaputra, Chambal, Chenab, Gandak, Ga…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil said on Monday that to further enhance the monitoring of STPs, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is introducing CCTV-based real-time monitoring integrated with AI tools. Chairing the 17th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF), Paatil stressed giving impetus to technology-driven river rejuvenation and appreciated the completion of 15 pollution abatement infrastructure projects during the last calendar year, terming it a signifi…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The 68th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved a new project for the conservation of breeding habitats of endangered bird species in the Ganga basin, an official said on Monday. The project aims to protect breeding habitats of sandbar-nesting birds, including the Indian Skimmer, said the official from the Ministry of Jal Shakti.The Executive Committee, chaired by Director General, NMCG, Rajeev Kumar Mittal, emphasised …