Clean Ganga Mission Panel Approves ₹1,062 Cr Conservation Projects

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The National Mission for Clean Ganga's (NMCG) executive committee approved conservation projects worth ₹1,062 ahead of the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in its 57th meeting on Friday.

The committee approved an interception, diversion and sewage treatment plant (STP) project at a cost of ₹488 crore in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh, it said in a statement.

The panel approved a ₹350-crore project to improve drainage and sewage management in Bihar's Katihar.

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A project involving the construction of three STPs and six interception and diversion structures at a cost of ₹76.69 crore was approved for Bihar's Supaul. The key objective is to intercept and manage six major drains, with the additional responsibility of operating and maintaining the systems for the next 15 years.

To enhance cleanliness and awareness during the Mahakumbh, to be organized between 13 January and 26 February next year, an information, education and communication activity-based project worth ₹30 crore was approved for the decoration of fairgrounds and the deployment of 1,500 Ganga Seva Doots.

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The committee approved restructuring manpower under the pollution inventory, assessment and surveillance (PIAS) project to enhance its effectiveness. The revised organization structure includes 90 sanctioned posts, to improve the environmental data collection, analysis and monitoring mechanism.

A five-year project for strengthening the online continuous monitoring of existing STPs in the Ganga River Basin was approved. The ₹33 crore project will cover 11 STPs in Uttar Pradesh and 40 STPs in West Bengal.

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