The Modi government will commence execution of its ambitious `Namami Gange' programme with the launch of 231 projects relating to Ganga rejuvenation simultaneously at 104 locations across five river basin states -Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal -and also along its tributary Yamuna in Haryana and Delhi.
These projects, worth over Rs.2,000 crore, involve modernisation and redevelopment of `ghats' and crematoriums, development of sewage infrastructure, afforestation, plantation of medicinal plants, drains, interceptors, trash skimmers and conservation of biodiversity to ensure clean and free flow of water in the Ganga.
“It is a historic moment.We will show phase-I of Ganga cleaning in October 2016, while the second phase will be completed two years later. The programme is entirely funded by the Centre, but we are working with cooperation of states concerned,“ water resources minister Uma Bharati said.
These projects are in addition to big projects that involve the setting up of new sewage treatment plants (STPs) in various cities of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Tenders for 10 such big projects will be floated by July 31. Flanked by transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari and newly appointed ministers of state for water resources, Vijay Goel and Sanjeev Balyan, at a press conference here on Wednesday, Bharati said her ministry would also launch an app on Thurs day to monitor level of pollution in the river.
Gadkari asserted that the projects were being launched after conducting detailed scientific study and would involve use of “best of the world“ technologies.
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