The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday made serious comments on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) while hearing a PIL filed in the Ganga pollution case. The court said that this mission has become a money-distributing machine, Navabharat Times reported. “Is the Ganga being cleaned with the money distributed... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Environment, Denmark Lea Wermelin, and Minister of Development Co-operation, Denmark Flemming Moller Mortensen along with an Indian delegation launched a white paper on 'Urban Wastewater Scenario in India' at International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 held in Copenhagen.

New Delhi Dec 31 PTI Rejuvenating the Gangas waters and maintaining the rivers purity can be one of the best ways to keep the Sundarbans alive and protect it from effects of climate change NMCG Director General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra said According to Mishra it is crucial to have a minimum environmental flow in the river at all times to prevent the sea from degrading the soil and making the groundwater unfit for drinking and irrigation Climate change could accelerate salt water intrusion into fertile soils due to rise in sea levels Excess groundwater extraction in dry regions of the world could also increase soil and groundwater salinity he said Due to climate change the Sundarbans one of the worlds largest mangrove forest faces several challenges With rising sea levels islands are disappearing and the increasing salinity in the water and soil has severely threatened the health of mangrove forests and the quality of soil and cropsIn the monsoons when the rivers are in full spate they keep the saline waters of the Bay of Bengal at an arms length by pushing them deeper into the sea This prevents the saline water from entering the mangrove forests Mishra told PTI However when the water level recedes during the lean season the saltwater pushes into the mangrove forest and even further into the farmlands thereby destroying not just the crops but the soil for future cultivation Hence it is extremely important to have a minimum environmental flow in the river at all times to prevent the sea from degrading the soil making the groundwater unfit for drinking and irrigation he said The government has mandated the minimum quantity of water that various stretches of river Ganga must necessarily have all through the year Mishra who superannuates on Friday further elaborated on his journey as the chief of National Mission for Clean Ganga NMCG and also how the project to rejuvenate the river progressed in his new book Ganga Reimagining Rejuvenating Reconnecting He has co-authored the book with Puskal Upadhyay an IDAS official who has been a part of the mission Mishra an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and a 1987 batch IAS officer said the book is an attempt to put in perspective the challenges the new approach and thinking which developed the Namami Gange Programme into the most comprehensive river rejuvenation exercise Noting that the sacred river is now crying out for rejuvenation Mishra said returning the Ganges to its virgin state as officials of the NMCG realised soon enough was an extraordinarily difficult and a complex task that called for cooperation and activism from all stakeholders on a mission mode a perfect example of tackling the so-called wicked problem What makes Namami Gange truly stand out from previous efforts for the Ganga rejuvenation is its adoption of a holistic and multi-sectoral approach which does not limit itself to cleaning of the river but extends to rejuvenation and restoration of the entire riverine ecosystem And I think this has been its biggest strength as well as challenge for the future he said According to Mishra the Dissolved Oxygen DO level has improved in 27 locations the Biological Oxygen Demand BOD levels has improved in 42 areas and the quantity of Faecal Coliform FC in the water has been reduced in 21 places The important parameter to be met keeping DO more than 5 mgl has now been successfully achieved and attained throughout the 2525-km-long river which is a proof of the improved river water quality he said The BOD level is also under the set standards ie 3 mgl except at two stretches of the river where it is just exceeding the limit ranging 3 mgl - 5mgl Moreover the water quality has reached Class A the highest standard for water quality up till Haridwar in Uttarakhand This has been a big achievement for the mission Mishra said He said the work is now being extended to include River Gangas tributaries such as River Yamuna River Hindon River Gomti River Ramganga amongst others In the future deliberate action plans must be rolled out to take this work further and rejuvenate the riverine ecosystems of these smaller rivers as well In the same line as you may be aware we have released the ecological flow notification for River Ganga which recognizes the right of the river over its own water We are also in the process of releasing the notification for River Yamuna he said The biggest challenge ahead of the mission is to sustain the various measures undertaken so far Mishra said PTI UZM CJ CJ CJ