Page 3 - 6th NamamiGange NewsLetter

From Chief Editor’s desk...
Dear Patrons,
I am happy to bring to you the 6th
edition of the Namami Gange
newsletter covering the important
activities and projects which
have been taken up for Ganga
rejuvenation during the months
of April to June 2018. We are also proud to roll out the
new and fresh Namami Gange logo, which depicts
Ganga in its true white and blue form symbolizing
energy and purity. This logo, which has been finalized
after painstaking process of going through a number of
options, would surely endear one and all to the theme
behind the mission.
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
continues to forge ahead in its journey of turning
around the health and pristine glory of river Ganga. It
was not far back that the rejuvenation of the river and
its tributaries was considered as a mission impossible.
Today, the clean and green Ganga is turning out to be a
Mission Possible and with the whole heated support
of one and all in the country and even abroad. Such is
the reverence for the river that people from different
walks of life are keen and enthusiastic to lend their
support in whatever way they can to this mission.
I would like to inform our readers that projects and
interventions taken up for wholesome rejuvenation
and management of Ganga basin are progressing at a
frenetic pace in all the states on main stem of river
Ganga. The projects are at different stages of
completion and we are constantly engaging with all
our executing agencies, stakeholders and other
entities to ensure that the interventions continue on
the right track. We have now truly shifted to Ganga
basin and fulsome rejuvenation approach rather than
restricting this mission to one river and that too
municipal sewage treatment which has been the
approach in the earlier attempts to clean Ganga.
It's no mean feat that the sincere efforts being made
by this mission are now finding acceptability at the
highest levels in the country. The Hon'ble Prime Minister
in his address to the nation in the recent past has
recognized the progress of Namami Gange program. The
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and
Ganga Rejuvenation has continued to give us un-
conditional support and has regularly reviewed the
progress of projects with all Ganga basin states which has
given a greater impetus to timely completion of the
programs. This support has given us tremendous
confidence and vigor to make this a truly mission possible.
I would like to make a special mention of our
outreach initiatives and the response to our program,
which we are receiving from various quarters. It has
been heartening to note that the sustained outreach
activities amongst the general public has changed the
perception and the mission Clean Ganga is now
becoming a peoples' movement where right from
children to youth and even the elderly are now
realizing the importance of restoring the pristine glory
of the river, which is held in the highest esteem. The
mission activities are also gaining greater acceptability
amongst various sections of the society and even the
perception of media seems to be turning around from
gross negative to a more balanced reporting. The
mission would continue to engage with all
stakeholders and at every level to protect the river and
its basin.
Our efforts to engage the Corporate sector in
Ganga rejuvenation are also bearing fruits as not only
is there keen interest amongst them to lend their
might to the cause of clean Ganga but action is also
under way to sponsor Ganga rejuvenation projects
under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandate.
The Clean Ganga Fund continues to receive donations
from various entities and individuals and we are
grateful to some of our donors who regularly
contribute to this fund as a matter of their faith and
reverence to this holy river. We would continue to seek
liberal donations to the Clean Ganga Fund to sponsor
more projects and engage with our Corporate
fraternity for greater support and assistance in this
national cause.
The Namami Gange News letter while giving us an
opportunity to convey the interventions taken up by
NMCG also provides a window for us to get feedback
on the mission activities and suggestions for making
improvements. This edition brings you closer to
various Ganga rejuvenation projects being taken up at
various levels and the key activities and happenings of
the mission in the last quarter. The new look edition in
white and blue in sync with the new energetic Namami
Gange logo for the first time ever showcases pictures
of actual project sites across various states depicting
the pace of ongoing works.
I hope you would like this edition and will leave you
wanting for more about this mission and also urge you
to join hands with us in this most noble mission to
clean the holy and mighty river Ganga. Do write to us
on this edition and the mission initiatives.
Jai Hind
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG,
National Mission for Clean Ganga