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25/08/22 10:30 AM IST

Stockholm World Water Week 2022

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  • National Mission for Clean Ganga  hosts virtual session on the first day of the Stockholm World Water Week 2022.
World Water Week 
  • World Water Week is the leading annual event on global water issues, organized by ‘Stockholm International Water Institute’ (SIWI) since 1991.
  • The theme for World Water Week 2022 is “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water.”
  • In 1991, a public water festival was held in Stockholm city to celebrate the fact that it was again possible for them to fish and swim in the city.
  • As part of this festival, a water conference was held, named Stockholm Water Symposium, attended by leading scientists.
  • It is this symposium which became World Water Week.
Arth Ganga 
  • The central idea of “Arth Ganga” is linking people and Ganga through the bridge of economics in line with the slogan of “Banking on River Ganga”.
  • Arth Ganga Model strives to contribute at least 3 percent of the GDP from the Ganga Basin itself.
  • Livelihood Generation Opportunities such as ‘Ghat Mein Haat’, promotion of local products, Ayurveda, medicinal plants, capacity building of volunteers like Ganga Praharis is also being done under Arth Ganga. 
Source- PIB 

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