Latest National River Conservation Plan News & Updates

Pune, April 11 (IANS) Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde on Saturday directed the administration to ensure that river beautification projects prioritise ecological balance and complete pollution control.The Minister issued these directives during a review meeting concerning the Mula-Mutha River Pollution Control Project under the National River Conservation Plan.The meeting was attended by Pune Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram, Additional Commissioner Pavneet Kaur, Mayor Manj…

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…