On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd birthday on Sunday, Namami Gange project members performed Aarti on River Ganga along with his picture and offered prayers for his long life. They poured milk from the podium into the river and conducted prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat wishing long life for PM […]
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8 projects worth Rs 638 cr approved under Namami Gange
The 48th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved eight projects worth around Rs 638 crore on Tuesday. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Director General, NMCG G Asok Kumar. In an attempt to clean River Hindon, which is a […]
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Namami Gange signs agreement with 49 universities to inspire youth towards water conservation, river rejuvenation
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday presided over the ‘Namami Gange: Universities Connect’ event, where an agreement was signed with 49 universities to foster awareness among the youth on water conservation in general and river rejuvenation in particular, Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a statement. […]
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to skip ‘Namami Gange’ event chaired by PM Modi
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will skip the National Ganga Council meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata on December 30. In place of Kumar, his Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav will attend the event. The Chief Ministers of all northern and eastern Indian states have been invited to the ‘Namami Gange’ meeting. […]
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UN recognizes Namami Gange among top 10 World Restoration Flagship programmes
The United Nations (UN) has recognised the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate river Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships aimed at reviving the natural world and awarded the project’s Director General, G. Asok Kumar. G. Asok Kumar was awarded for the Namami Gange initiative during a […]