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19/03/23 08:02 AM IST

Narayani River

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  • Under Namami Gange Program, the development of river front on Narayani River in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar has been undertaken and two Ghats have been constructed at a total cost of Rs. 6.62 crore.
Namami Gange program
  • It is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with a budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation, and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga.
  • It is dynamic and evolving in nature to address the emerging needs and priorities for the rejuvenation of river Ganga & its tributaries.
  • The main pillars of the Namami Gange Programme are-
  • Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure
  • River-Front Development
  • River-Surface Cleaning
  • Bio-Diversity
  • Afforestation
  • Public Awareness
  • Industrial Effluent Monitoring
  • Ganga Gram
Narayani River
  • The Narayani River, also known as Gandaki River, is one of the major rivers in Nepal.
  • It is a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India.
  • The river’s total catchment area amounts to 46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal.
  • In the Nepal Himalayas, it is notable for its deep canyon.
  • The basin also contains three mountains over 8,000 m (26,000 ft), namely Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Annapurna I.
  • Dhaulagiri is the highest point of the Gandaki basin.
National Waterway-37
  • The Gandak River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, was declared as National Waterway-37 from Bhaisalotan Barrage to Gandak and Ganga river confluence at Hajipur along with 111 NWs in the country vide National Waterways Act, 2016.
  • Based on the findings of the study reports of Gandak River, the waterways was found feasible for development of shipping and navigation
Source- PIB

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