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The celebrations also featured Through active participation in NMCG’s commitment to
a diverse range of awareness these programmes, citizens fostering community-led

and community engagement were encouraged to adopt environmental action as an
activities aimed at fostering environmentally responsible integral part of river
conservation. The
environmental consciousness practices and strengthen their
overwhelming participation
among citizens, particularly connection with rivers,
witnessed across districts
the youth. Environmental wetlands, and natural
demonstrated that protecting
rallies, including the “Run for ecosystems.
rivers, wetlands, forests, and
Environment” campaign in A signicant environmental
natural resources is a shared
Samastipur, plantation milestone coinciding with the
responsibility requiring
drives, painting, essay and celebrations was the
continuous public
quiz competitions, speeches, recognition of Surha Taal in engagement.
educational visits, cultural Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, as Through these collective

performances, nukkad India’s 100th Ramsar Site. efforts, the Namami Gange
nataks, discussions on This achievement highlights Programme continues to

environmental conservation, the growing importance of strengthen the bond between
and Ganga Aarti ceremonies wetland conservation within people and nature, promoting

brought together people of all the larger framework of river sustainable practices that
contribute to a cleaner,
age groups. These activities rejuvenation. With this
greener, and more resilient
provided an engaging platform addition, the Ganga basin now
future. The celebrations
to promote environmental hosts 35 Ramsar-designated
served as a powerful reminder
stewardship, river wetlands, underscoring the
that every tree planted, every
conservation, and sustainable critical role of these
river cleaned, and every pledge
living. Saplings distributed ecosystems in supporting
taken contributes to the larger
among students carried the biodiversity, water security,
mission of ensuring a healthy
message of nurturing not just and climate adaptation. environment and a thriving

trees, but also a greener and The World Environment Day Ganga ecosystem for
more sustainable future. celebrations reafrmed generations to come.

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