NMCG Approves Key Ganga Rejuvenation Projects During 62nd Executive Committee Meeting Held in New Delhi.

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In May 2025, the 62nd Executive Committee (EC) Meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held under the chairmanship of Rajeev Kumar Mital, Director-General (DG) of NMCG, in New Delhi, Delhi.


      - The meeting focused primarily on promoting sustainability in river rejuvenation. Several key projects aligned with the mission’s goals of ecosystem restoration across the Ganga basin were approved during the session.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The EC approved the project ‘Conserving and Sustainably Managing Nathmalpur Bhagad (Wetland)’ located in Bhojpur district, Bihar, with an estimated cost of Rs 3.51 crore.

      (ii) This marks the 5th wetland project taken up under the Namami Gange Programme (NGP).

(iii) An additional approval was granted for a total funding of Rs 34.50 lakh for the project ‘Capacity Building Initiatives for Making Water-Sensitive Cities in the Ganga Basin’ to strengthen urban water governance and climate resilience.
About Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS)

Union Minister: Chandrakant Raghunath Patil
Formed : 2019
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