Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched ‘Digital Dashboard for District Ganga Committees (DGCs) Performance Monitoring System’ (GDPMS) under the ‘Namami Gange’ programme.
This digital dashboard has been designed to help District Ganga Committees i.e. District Ganga Committees in promoting the link between the common people and the river.
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About ‘District Ganga Committees’:
‘District Ganga Committees’ were formed in the districts situated on the Ganges river basin to establish a mechanism at the district level to ensure people’s participation in management and pollution abatement in the Ganga and its tributaries.
The DGCs have been entrusted with the task of ensuring proper utilization of the assets developed under ‘Namami Gange’, monitoring the drains/sewage falling into the river Ganga and its tributaries and building a strong connect of the people with Ganga rejuvenation.
What is ‘Namami Gange’? The Hindu Analysis
Namami Gange Program is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Central Government in June 2014, to fulfill the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga.
It is being operated under the Ministry of Water Resources, Department of River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The program is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and its state counterpart organizations i.e. State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).
NMCG is the implementation wing of the National Ganga Council, it was established in the year 2016 which replaced the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
It has a centrally funded, non-lapsed fund of Rs 20,000 crore and covers about 288 projects.
The main pillars of the program are : The Hindu Analysis
Sewage Treatment Infrastructure
River Front Development
River-surface cleaning
Biodiversity
Afforestation
Public awareness
Industrial Flow Monitoring
Ganga Village
Related Initiatives : The Hindu Analysis
Ganga Action Plan: This was the first river action plan which was brought out by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985. Its objective was to improve water quality by water blocking, diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and to prevent toxic and industrial chemical wastes (from identified polluting units) from entering the river.
The National River Conservation Plan is an extension of the Ganga Action Plan. Its objective is to clean the river Ganga under Phase-2 of the Ganga Action Plan.
National River Ganga Basin Authority (NRGBA): It was constituted by the Government of India in the year 2009 under Section-3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
It declared the Ganges River as the ‘National River’ of India.
Clean Ganga Fund: It was formed in the year 2014 to clean the Ganga, set up waste treatment plants and conserve the biological diversity of the river.
Bhuvan-Ganga Web App: It ensures public participation in monitoring the pollution in river Ganga.
Ban on waste disposal: In the year 2017, the National Green Tribunal banned the disposal of any kind of waste in the river Ganga.
Ganges River System : The Hindu Analysis
The origin of the Ganges River called ‘Bhagirathi’ is fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joins the Alaknanda at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.
In Haridwar, the Ganges emerges from the mountains and enters the plains.
Many tributaries of the Himalayas meet in the Ganges, some of which are major rivers Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gandak and Kosi etc.
Here we mention all information about Namami Gange Today Current Affairs.
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