Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II and III – Govt schemes and initiatives; Pollution; Infrastructure
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World Bank has approved a 5 year loan to the Namami Gange project worth Rs. 3,000 crore ($400 million).
World Bank fund will help to develop and improve infrastructure projects to abate pollution in the river basin.
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Namami Gange project or the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has already received Rs. 4,535 crore ($600 million) from the World Bank until December 2021.
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About Namami Gange Mission
Aims at providing comprehensive and sustainable solutions for a cleaner ecosystem along the stretch of 97 towns and 4,465 villages on the Ganga stem.
Namami Gange is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterparts—State Programme Management Groups.
The project covers eight states and seeks to fully connect all 1,632 Gram Panchayats along the Ganga to a sanitation system by 2022.
About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
It is the implementation wing of the National Ganga Council.
It was established in the year 2011 as a registered society.
It is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
It has a two-tier management structure.
It comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee.
Objectives
To ensure effective control of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach.
To maintain minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water quality and environmentally sustainable development.
