Sign In
Learn bits
Schemes & Policies
Mahesh

18/08/22 06:10 AM IST

Arth Ganga

In News 
  • Jal Shakti Ministry unveiled a new initiative under Arth Ganga (under Namami Gange Programme)
Arth Ganga 
  • ‘Arth Ganga’ implies a sustainable development model with a focus on economic activities related to Ganga
  • Aim- To promote economic activities along the Ganga River bank
  • As part of this process, farmers will be encouraged to engage in sustainable agriculture practices, including zero budget farming, planting of fruit trees and building plant nurseries on the banks of Ganga.
  • Above practices, along with creation of infrastructure for water sports and development of campsites, cycling and walking tracks etc., would help to tap the ‘hybrid’ tourism potential of the river basin area- for purposes of religious as well as adventure tourism.
  • The income generated from encouraging ecotourism and Ganga wildlife conservation and cruise tourism etc. would help to generate sustainable income streams for cleaning of Ganga.
About Namami Gange Programme
  • It was launched in 2014 with twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga. (Under Ministry of Jal Shakti and supported by World Bank)
  • National Ganga Council (headed by the PM) is a decision-making body. Implementation is done by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterpart organizations i.e., State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).
  • Funding: centrally-funded, non-lapsable corpus.
  • Main Pillars of NGP: Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure, River-Surface Cleaning, Afforestation, Industrial Effluent Monitoring, River-Front Development, Bio-Diversity, Public Awareness, Ganga Gram.
Ganga River
  • The Ganges is the longest river (2525 Km) and also the largest river in India followed by Godavari (1465 km).
  • States covered: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
  • Ganga is the third largest river in the world by discharge.
  • The mouth of River Ganga forms the world’s largest delta, known as Sunderbans, and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.
Source- PIB 

More Related Current Affairs View All

21 Aug

Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025

'The Lok Sabha recently passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025.' The bill encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online mo

Read More

21 Aug

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah introduces the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025

'Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah  introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Union Territories (Amendmen

Read More

20 Aug

How should toll collection practices be reformed?

'The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has proposed major changes to toll collection on national highways, including a recommendation to end the practice of perpetual t

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps