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21st Meeting (Part-I) of the Central

Monitoring Committee (CMC)

Ministry of Jal Shakti’s sus- Control Board (CPCB), State At the same time, the
tained efforts towards river Governments, and Pollution Committee noted the
rejuvenation are driving Control Boards, the meeting emergence of new polluted
measurable progress through provided a comprehensive stretches and deterioration in

strengthened monitoring platform to review progress certain river segments in some
states. This underscores the
mechanisms, scientic and identify priority actions for
need for continued vigilance,
evaluation, improved infra- improving river water quality
targeted interventions, and
structure, and collaborative across the country.
adaptive planning to address
action among states and Assessing Progress:
evolving challenges.
stakeholders to ensure Encouraging Trends with
From Infrastructure
cleaner and healthier rivers Emerging Challenges
Creation to Effective
across the country. This A key focus of the meeting was Utilisation
commitment was reafrmed the review of polluted river Deliberations emphasized a
during the 21st Meeting (Part- stretches based on the latest crucial shift in approach-from

I) of the Central Monitoring CPCB assessment (2025). merely creating infrastructure
Committee (CMC), chaired by Encouragingly, a comparative to ensuring its optimal
Shri V. L. Kantha Rao, Secre- analysis of data from 2018, performance and utilisation. It
tary, Department of Water 2022, and 2025 indicates a was highlighted that long-term
Resources, River Development consistent decline in the improvement in river water
and Ganga Rejuvenation, overall number of polluted quality depends not only on
Ministry of Jal Shakti. stretches since 2018-reecting the establishment of sewage

Bringing together senior the positive impact of treatment infrastructure but
ofcials from the National sustained interventions under also on its efcient operation,
Mission for Clean Ganga various river rejuvenation maintenance, and regulatory
(NMCG), Central Pollution programmes. compliance.

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