Namami Gange to take off from next month with surface cleaning of 10 cities

#Namamigange #umabharati #Haridwar #varanasi The Namami Gange is to take off in real earnest from next month with surface cleaning of 10 cities - the initial task would be to begin surface cleaning of the River Ganga by removal of solid waste like clothes and parts of dead bodies. AS indicated by water resources minister Uma Bharati, the cities identified are Haridwar, Garhmukteshwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Sahibganj, Kolkata, Nabadwip and Gangasagar.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 24 December 2015.

As revealed by the minister, trial of surface cleaning has already been taken up in Varanasi by Tata Projects Ltd under corporate social responsibility scheme. NTPC, ONGC and Petronet have also expressed willingness to fund the project.
Regarding progress of sewage treatment under Namami Gange, the minister has informed that 29 projects have been completed at a cost of Rs 463.58 crore with the treatment capacity of 123 million litres per day (MLD) and sewer network of 666.69 km. A total of 93 projects have been sanctioned at the cost of Rs 1,502.66 crore. Once complete, it will result in the creation of treatment capacity of 858 MLD and sewer network of 3,623.10 km.
On the subject of progress in river front/ghat development projects, it seems development of four ghats out of 20 in Patna was completed last month and work at Chandighat (Haridwar), Chhath Ghat (Delhi) and Sahibganj will start next month.

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#NarendraModi #UmaBharti #Namamigange #IITRoorkee Clean-up of the Ganga to give it the looks of the Thames or the Danube or the Hudson is a noble intention but, given the Indian culture and mindset, it may take centuries. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has zeroed in on one of the major culprits which is Kanpur.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 22 May 2015.

The effluent that is discharged from this city is enormous - one of the drains is Sisamau Nala which discharges the highest amount of untreated sewage (138 MLD) into the river. And, the worst part is that it passes through heavily populated and congested areas.
Relocating this vast population to make way for a Sewage Treatment Plant STP is a major challenge and, for this, experts of IIT Roorkee are being roped in. The study would take time and, till such time a solution is found, the effluent will continue to be discharged into the Ganga.
Incidentally, till now, an amount of Rs 4,168 crore has been spent in the past 29 years but no result is visible. This project is a special one for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he has assigned the task to Uma Bharti for close follow-up and implementation. Let us hope that Ganga becomes as clean as the Thames or the Danube or the Hudson and tourists can enjoy a ride and, even commute to and from cities situated on its banks.
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