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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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Government Trying To Undertake Ganga-like Rejuvenation Of 5 More Rivers: Official
The government is trying to undertake river rejuvenation programmes on the lines of the Ganga mission in other parts of the country, a top official of the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Tuesday.
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No Meaningful Action Taken For Cleaning Ganga Tributary: Green Court NGT
Hindon, a tributary of Ganga, is one of the polluted river stretches and no meaningful action has been being taken to clean it, the National Green Tribunal said today while directing the UP chief secretary to ensure coordination for rejuvenation of the water body.
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"Ganga Will Be Completely Clean By 2020," Says Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope here today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation programme was in progress.
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Hope To Clean About 80% Ganga By March 2019, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the work for cleaning the Ganga is going on in full swing and it is hoped about 80 per cent of the river will be clear by March next year.
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"PM Modi 'Best Doctor' To Cure India": Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not have an MBBS degree but he certainly is the "best doctor" to treat the illnesses that plague the country. The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation made the remarks during a conference in Goa.
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No One Can Separate Me From Ganga, Says Sulking Uma Bharti
Apparently upset over being stripped of the Ganga Rejuvenation portfolio, Uma Bharti on Tuesday said no one can separate her from the river Ganga and announced that she will begin a padyatra along the banks of the holy river from Gangasagar next month.
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Ganga Cleaning: NGT Issues Warrants Against Haryana, Rajasthan
The National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrants against Haryana and Rajasthan governments for not submitting their action plan on cleaning and rejuvenation of the river Ganga.
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Green Court Shifts Focus On Phase-II Of Ganga Rejuvenation
After passing a slew of measures to rejuvenate the Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao, the National Green Tribunal has now shifted focus to clean the next stretch of the river passing through Allahabad and Varanasi.
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Green Court Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal lamented on Wednesday.
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Green Panel Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal said today.
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Centre Releases Rs 315 Crore For Building Toilets Along Ganga
The Union Water Resources Ministry has released Rs 315 crore for construction of toilets along Ganga river.
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Centre Mulling Law To Punish Those Polluting Ganga: Uma Bharti
The government will soon bring forth a legislation to punish those who pollute the Ganga river, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said on Monday.
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Ganga To Be Cleaned By July 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Government today exuded confidence in Lok Sabha that Ganga would be cleaned by July 2018 and said the return of aqua life in the river would be the biggest benchmark to prove that it has been rejuvenated and efforts towards its cleansing have succeeded.
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Centre Will Ensure E-flow Of All Rivers: Union Minister Uma Bharti
The Centre will strictly ensure e-flow of rivers and not allow any dam construction or other such activity if a river's flow is less than 1,000 cusec, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Friday said.
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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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Government Trying To Undertake Ganga-like Rejuvenation Of 5 More Rivers: Official
The government is trying to undertake river rejuvenation programmes on the lines of the Ganga mission in other parts of the country, a top official of the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Tuesday.
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No Meaningful Action Taken For Cleaning Ganga Tributary: Green Court NGT
Hindon, a tributary of Ganga, is one of the polluted river stretches and no meaningful action has been being taken to clean it, the National Green Tribunal said today while directing the UP chief secretary to ensure coordination for rejuvenation of the water body.
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"Ganga Will Be Completely Clean By 2020," Says Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope here today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation programme was in progress.
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Hope To Clean About 80% Ganga By March 2019, Says Nitin Gadkari
Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the work for cleaning the Ganga is going on in full swing and it is hoped about 80 per cent of the river will be clear by March next year.
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"PM Modi 'Best Doctor' To Cure India": Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not have an MBBS degree but he certainly is the "best doctor" to treat the illnesses that plague the country. The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation made the remarks during a conference in Goa.
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No One Can Separate Me From Ganga, Says Sulking Uma Bharti
Apparently upset over being stripped of the Ganga Rejuvenation portfolio, Uma Bharti on Tuesday said no one can separate her from the river Ganga and announced that she will begin a padyatra along the banks of the holy river from Gangasagar next month.
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Ganga Cleaning: NGT Issues Warrants Against Haryana, Rajasthan
The National Green Tribunal has issued bailable warrants against Haryana and Rajasthan governments for not submitting their action plan on cleaning and rejuvenation of the river Ganga.
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Green Court Shifts Focus On Phase-II Of Ganga Rejuvenation
After passing a slew of measures to rejuvenate the Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao, the National Green Tribunal has now shifted focus to clean the next stretch of the river passing through Allahabad and Varanasi.
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Green Court Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal lamented on Wednesday.
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Green Panel Forms Panel To Check Sewage Joining Ganga Through Drains
The Ganga rejuvenation project, which is of national importance, is being carried out by officials "who do not know" how many drains are polluting the river, the National Green Tribunal said today.
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Centre Releases Rs 315 Crore For Building Toilets Along Ganga
The Union Water Resources Ministry has released Rs 315 crore for construction of toilets along Ganga river.
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Centre Mulling Law To Punish Those Polluting Ganga: Uma Bharti
The government will soon bring forth a legislation to punish those who pollute the Ganga river, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharti said on Monday.
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Ganga To Be Cleaned By July 2018, Says Uma Bharti
Government today exuded confidence in Lok Sabha that Ganga would be cleaned by July 2018 and said the return of aqua life in the river would be the biggest benchmark to prove that it has been rejuvenated and efforts towards its cleansing have succeeded.
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Centre Will Ensure E-flow Of All Rivers: Union Minister Uma Bharti
The Centre will strictly ensure e-flow of rivers and not allow any dam construction or other such activity if a river's flow is less than 1,000 cusec, Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Friday said.
