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Centre Explains Prime Objective Of Namami Gange Project For River Ganga
The prime objective of the Namami Gange programme is to make the water of the Ganga suitable for outdoor bathing, not drinking, the Centre told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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UN Ranks Namami Gange Among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
The United Nations (UN) has recognised the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate river Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships aimed at reviving the natural world and awarded the project's Director General, G. Asok Kumar.
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IIT Kanpur Develops Self-Sustained Mechanism To Monitor Ganga River
The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from the institute, led by Prof Bishakh Bhattacharya as the principal investigator.
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Latest News Live Updates: 18 Dead, 200 Missing In Uttarakhand Glacier Break
18 people have died and over 200 are still missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, forcing the evacuation of thousands, and damaging both houses and the nearby Rishiganga and NTPC power projects.
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Bengal Will Drown In Ganga If BJP Comes To Power In State: Trinamool MP
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday said if the BJP manages to come to power in West Bengal, the state will drown in river Ganga, as all central government projects are flawed and have been unsuccessful.
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UP Government Okays Ambitious Ganga Expressway Project Worth Rs 36,402 Crore
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved an ambitious 594-km Ganga Expressway project worth Rs 36,402 crore running along the river from Hardwar to Allahabad.
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PM Modi Inaugurates 6 Sewage Treatment Plants In Uttarakhand In Move To Clean River Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated six sewage treatment plants worth over Rs 500 crore in Uttarakhand under the 'Namami Gange' mission, saying with the projects' completion the sewage treatment capacity of the state has gone up nearly four-fold in six years.
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PM Modi: More Than 180 Ghats Under 'Namami Gange' Mission Being Developed
Bihar News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said under the 'Namami Gange' mission, development of more than 180 ghats along the Ganga river is going on. The Prime Minister inaugurated urban infrastructure projects in Bihar via video conference.
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Highlights: PM Launches Multiple Projects, Inaugurates Assembly Building In Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning inaugurated a multi-modal cargo terminal and laid the foundation of a secretariat building in Ranchi. The cargo terminal, which was inaugurated online by the prime minister, has been built by Inland Waterways Authority of India on River Ganga at Sahibganj.
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75 Lakh Litres Of Polluted Water Dumped Into Ganga Everyday: Official
An official engaged with the government's Namami Gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river Ganga every day.
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"Would Priyanka Gandhi Drink It Before?" Nitin Gadkari On Ganga Clean-Up
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari downplayed Congress's star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's three-day boat ride in the river Ganga last week when she made several pit-stops and sought support for the party for the national election.
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Centre Making "Determined Effort" To Clean Ganga, Says P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday praised the BJP-led Centre for making a determined effort to clean up River Ganga, about which he "felt proud".
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Rajiv Gandhi's Ganga Action Plan Failed, Here's My Promise: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that during former prime minister late Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, Rs 5,000 crore was spent on cleaning the Yamuna which yielded no results, but after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government initiated projects to clean not only the river Ganga, but also the river Yamuna.
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Gifts Received By PM Modi To Be Auctioned For ''Clean Ganga'' Project
The government will be auctioning about 1,900 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the funds raised will be used for the project to clean river Ganga, according to a statement.
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Now, Space Technology To Be Used For Better Planning Of Ganga Projects
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will use space technology for getting better data on the river and help in planning and monitoring projects, a top official said.
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Centre Explains Prime Objective Of Namami Gange Project For River Ganga
The prime objective of the Namami Gange programme is to make the water of the Ganga suitable for outdoor bathing, not drinking, the Centre told Rajya Sabha on Monday.
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UN Ranks Namami Gange Among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
The United Nations (UN) has recognised the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate river Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships aimed at reviving the natural world and awarded the project's Director General, G. Asok Kumar.
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IIT Kanpur Develops Self-Sustained Mechanism To Monitor Ganga River
The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from the institute, led by Prof Bishakh Bhattacharya as the principal investigator.
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Latest News Live Updates: 18 Dead, 200 Missing In Uttarakhand Glacier Break
18 people have died and over 200 are still missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, forcing the evacuation of thousands, and damaging both houses and the nearby Rishiganga and NTPC power projects.
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Bengal Will Drown In Ganga If BJP Comes To Power In State: Trinamool MP
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday said if the BJP manages to come to power in West Bengal, the state will drown in river Ganga, as all central government projects are flawed and have been unsuccessful.
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UP Government Okays Ambitious Ganga Expressway Project Worth Rs 36,402 Crore
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved an ambitious 594-km Ganga Expressway project worth Rs 36,402 crore running along the river from Hardwar to Allahabad.
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PM Modi Inaugurates 6 Sewage Treatment Plants In Uttarakhand In Move To Clean River Ganga
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated six sewage treatment plants worth over Rs 500 crore in Uttarakhand under the 'Namami Gange' mission, saying with the projects' completion the sewage treatment capacity of the state has gone up nearly four-fold in six years.
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PM Modi: More Than 180 Ghats Under 'Namami Gange' Mission Being Developed
Bihar News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said under the 'Namami Gange' mission, development of more than 180 ghats along the Ganga river is going on. The Prime Minister inaugurated urban infrastructure projects in Bihar via video conference.
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Highlights: PM Launches Multiple Projects, Inaugurates Assembly Building In Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning inaugurated a multi-modal cargo terminal and laid the foundation of a secretariat building in Ranchi. The cargo terminal, which was inaugurated online by the prime minister, has been built by Inland Waterways Authority of India on River Ganga at Sahibganj.
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75 Lakh Litres Of Polluted Water Dumped Into Ganga Everyday: Official
An official engaged with the government's Namami Gange project has revealed that 75 lakh litres of polluted water is being dumped into the river Ganga every day.
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"Would Priyanka Gandhi Drink It Before?" Nitin Gadkari On Ganga Clean-Up
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari downplayed Congress's star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's three-day boat ride in the river Ganga last week when she made several pit-stops and sought support for the party for the national election.
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Centre Making "Determined Effort" To Clean Ganga, Says P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday praised the BJP-led Centre for making a determined effort to clean up River Ganga, about which he "felt proud".
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Rajiv Gandhi's Ganga Action Plan Failed, Here's My Promise: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that during former prime minister late Rajiv Gandhi's tenure, Rs 5,000 crore was spent on cleaning the Yamuna which yielded no results, but after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government initiated projects to clean not only the river Ganga, but also the river Yamuna.
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Gifts Received By PM Modi To Be Auctioned For ''Clean Ganga'' Project
The government will be auctioning about 1,900 gifts received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the funds raised will be used for the project to clean river Ganga, according to a statement.
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Now, Space Technology To Be Used For Better Planning Of Ganga Projects
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) will use space technology for getting better data on the river and help in planning and monitoring projects, a top official said.
