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Massive afforestation to help conserve, rejuvenate River Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun / New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Forests are the lifeline of any river, which is why to conserve and rejuvenate one of the holiest rivers, Ganga, an afforestation drive is ongoing along the 2,525 km-long River and its catchment areas in five states - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
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80% of Ganga to be clean before March 2019: Gadkari
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the work for cleaning and rejuvenation of River Ganga is ongoing and 70-80 per cent of the work will be completed before March next year.
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Bachendri Pal undertakes month-long 'Mission Gange' expedition
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Haridwar, Uttarakhand [India] Oct 13 (ANI): Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest, along with a 40-member team, is on a month-long rafting expedition 'Mission Gange' to clean River Ganga and spread awareness about waste management.
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PM Modi condoles G. D. Agarwal's death
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his condolences over the death of environmentalist and a stout activist for the River Ganga, G. D. Agarwal.
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PM Modi lauds 'Mission Gange' delegation
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a group of 40 enthusiasts, who is embarking on an expedition to raise awareness on cleaning the river Ganga.
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By 2020, no untreated water will flow into River Ganga: DG NMCG Rajiv Ranj
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Sept 17 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), under its Namami Gange Programme is confident about accomplishing its task of rejuvenating and conserving the mighty river Ganga by 2020. Several projects have been completed and many are ongoing, which would h
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'Time, money and right approach needed to clean Ganga'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Dr Jasper Wieck, Charge d'Affaires of the German Embassy in India on Thursday said that to help clean river Ganga, you need time, money and the right approach.
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Clean Ganga is our priority: Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Union Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday affirmed that cleaning the River Ganga was the top priority of the government.
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If India is afraid of Modi, then he's afraid of Mayawati: BSP leader
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): BSP leader Jai P Singh, who was removed from his party posts on Tuesday, slammed the BJP for playing vote politics in the name of "cow, river Ganga and cow dunk," and said that though the country is afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he
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Kanpur: 6 children drown in Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 09 (ANI): Six children have drowned in River Ganga River in Kanpur on Sunday. Three bodies have been recovered till now, and the rest three are yet to be recovered.
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Water crisis hits Varanasi as heat takes toll on River Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The water level of river Ganga went down significantly in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi forcing the concerned department to issue water crisis alert in many parts of the city.
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Cabinet gives nod to construction of six-lane bridge on Ganga
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 6(ANI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the project for construction of 9.9 km long new 6 - lane bridge across river Ganga on NH - 96 at Phaphamau in Allahabad with the total capital cost of Rs. 1948.25 crore.
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