Namami Gange Project
Vision
'It’s my destiny to serve Maa Ganga ’ said Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Hon’ble Prime
Minister of India when he was elected in May 2014 to Parliament from Varanasi, situated
on the banks of River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing the Indian community at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2014,
Hon’ble Prime Minister said, “If we are able to clean it, it will be a huge help for the 40
percent population of the country. So, cleaning the Ganges is also an economic agenda.”
Goal
Contribution towards abatement of pollution and conservation of river Ganga through
youth and public participation on one hand and promotion of National Integration (Sab
Ka Sath Sab Ka Vikas) on the other hand.
Objectives of the Project
- Develop a Cadre of trained and highly motivated local youth to take up envisaged activities under the project.
- Establish an institutional mechanism at different levels of the project for support,
guidance, transparency, monitoring and audit.
- Sensitize and mobilize support of local youth and villagers pertaining to prevention
of pollution of river Ganga and measures for its conservation.
- Generate awareness and educate target audiences about the consequences and
impact of polluted Ganga.
- Provide information on existing government programmes, schemes, and services
pertaining to construction of toilets, water harvesting, conservation etc. for clean
Ganga.
