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modelling, and eld
implementation, NMCG is

strengthening one of the most
critical aspects of river health-

environmental ows. As
climate change and rising

water demand place
increasing pressure on

freshwater resources, the
buried river beneath the Doab

offers a unique opportunity to
enhance groundwater

conservation and build long-
MAR involves directing water with District Ganga term water resilience. By

into underground aquifers Committees, ensuring transforming scientic
through scientically scientic recommendations discovery into on-ground
designed recharge structures, are effectively integrated with action, NMCG is

inltration systems, or wells.
local governance and demonstrating how ancient
Besides improving
community participation. The river systems can become
groundwater availability, it
initiative demonstrates how powerful assets for
enhances river base ows by
cutting-edge hydrogeological groundwater security and the
maintaining sustained
research can be translated into rejuvenation of the Ganga.
subsurface contributions
tangible infrastructure and The hidden river beneath the
during periods of low rainfall.
measurable environmental plains of Uttar Pradesh is no
NMCG's Action on the
Ground outcomes. longer just a geological relic-it

Building on these ndings, A Blueprint for Sustainable is now an integral part of
NMCG has initiated the River Rejuvenation India's strategy for sustainable

construction of Managed The paleochannel initiative water management and a
Aquifer Recharge systems in reects the evolving approach testament to the power of
Kanpur, Fatehpur, and of the Namami Gange science-led river restoration.

Kaushambi. These districts Programme, where river
mark the rst phase of a larger conservation extends beyond

initiative to utilize the pollution abatement to include
paleochannel network for groundwater, geology, ecology,

groundwater replenishment and hydrology. By combining
and river restoration. advanced geophysical

Implementation is being technology, hydrogeological
carried out in collaboration investigations, groundwater

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