Cleaning The Ganga

After spending Rs 33,000 crore, has the Indian government finally managed to clean the Ganga?

In 2014, the government launched the latest in a long line of projects to clean the river, but in the city of Varanasi it shows mixed results.

Monika Mandal
· Oct 03, 2023 · 07:30 pm
Audit body says Bihar government did not utilise funds under Namami Gange scheme

The Comptroller and Auditor General said the project executing agency had failed to adhere to the deadline of completely using the funds.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 04, 2022 · 07:32 pm
Impose Rs 50,000 fine for immersing idols in Ganga and its tributaries, Centre tells states: Reports

The chief secretaries of 11 states in the river’s basin have been told to make alternative arrangements in an ‘environment-friendly manner’.

Scroll Staff
· Oct 03, 2019 · 11:53 am

Three ways in which the Modi government is ruining the Ganga

Three projects will reduce water flows into the river, pollute it, denude its catchment areas and endanger its biodiversity.

M Rajshekhar
· Jan 19, 2019 · 09:00 am
Modi said he would revive Ganga but his government is doing the opposite by reviving dams

The BJP promised to ensure a continuous flow for the river. That is undermined by new hydel projects in Uttarakhand.

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· Jan 17, 2019 · 09:00 am
Modi’s clean Ganga plan hinges on private companies tackling sewage. Will it work?

Four years after the Narendra Modi government launched the Rs 20,000-crore Namami Gange project, Scroll.in investigates how it is progressing.

M Rajshekhar
· Jan 15, 2019 · 09:00 am

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Cleaning The Ganga

After spending Rs 33,000 crore, has the Indian government finally managed to clean the Ganga?

In 2014, the government launched the latest in a long line of projects to clean the river, but in the city of Varanasi it shows mixed results.

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Impose Rs 50,000 fine for immersing idols in Ganga and its tributaries, Centre tells states: Reports

The chief secretaries of 11 states in the river’s basin have been told to make alternative arrangements in an ‘environment-friendly manner’.

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