Namami Gange

100 iconic places to be cleaned up under Swachh Bharat Mission

Question: The second phase of project “Namami Gange” will be started in which of the following year?
(a) 2016
(b) 2017
(c) 2018
(d) 2020
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • On 7 July 2016 Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has inaugurated 231 projects.
  • The government of India will bear the cost of the projects as part of an integrated approach to clean the national river.
  • The second phase of the project will be started in 2018.
  • The project work will be completed in 3 phases.
  • The project will be implemented in 5 states in 103 villages, towns and cities located along the banks of the river Ganga.
  • It was inaugurated at various locations in Uttrakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Haryana and Delhi.
  • The projects involve modernization and redevelopment of Ghats and crematoriums.
  • It also includes development of sewage infrastructure and treatment, afforestation, tree plantation (medicinal plants), pilot drain project, interceptor drain project, trash skimmers and conservation of biodiversity.
  • Eight biodiversity centers will be developed along Ganga for restoration of identified priority species.
  • These centers will be developed at Rishikesh, Dehradun, Narora, Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj and Barraackpore.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=146858
http://www.ptinews.com/news/7631061_231-Namami-Gange-projects-worth-Rs-1500-Cr-launched-
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/-namami-gange-takes-off-at-haridwar-today/262132.html