Nitish Kumar seeks national debate to protect Ganga – Hindustan Times
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today expressed grave concern over receding water flow in river Ganga and highlighted the growing silt deposit due to Farakka barrage causing floods in the state every year. Kumar also raised concern over proposed construction of reservoir at Buxar and some others in Uttar Pradesh enroute Allahabad-Haldia National waterway. More...
Ferry services in Ganga soon – Times Of India
VARANASI: Ferrying passengers between different locations on the stretch between Varanasi and Haldia in West Bengal will soon be a reality with the introduction of ferry services on Ganga. Inland Waterways Authority More...
Global conference on Ganga from tomorrow – Times of India
PATNA: Water resources department (WRD) principal secretary Arun Kumar Singh on Thursday said experts and delegates participating in the two-day international conference on ‘Incessant Ganga’ or unencumbered More...
E-waste burning: NGT orders inspection of Ganga floodplains
The National Green Tribunal has directed inspection of Ganga flood plains to probe dumping and burning of waste after a plea alleged illegal processing of electronic waste on the banks of Ramganga in western UP.A More...
Immersing in Ma Ganga’s beauty – The New Indian Express
Varanasi and the Ganga aarti were on my bucket list for a couple of years now. I am so glad I ticked it off with a trip to India’s spiritual capital last week. The early morning Mangal aarti at the Shri Kashi More...
Varanasi Ganga ghats exemplified – skymet Weather
Until a few years back, Ganga water quality was deteriorating due to immense pollution levels. It was after May 2014, when the ‘Clean Ganga Campaign’ or ‘Namami Gange Project’ as was termed came into being. More...
Ganga-Yamuna rejuvenation: How UP’s Hindon holds secret to saving India’s sacred rivers – FirstPost
The location of the Hindon river flowing between two major rivers — the Ganga and the Yamuna — has proved to be its undoing. While the entire government machinery is focused on the revival of the two major rivers, More...
DESMI plans to tap Clean Ganga project, river cleaning projects in India – The Economic Times
HYDERABAD: Industrial pumps maker DESMI India expects to touch a turnover of Rs 20 crore in the calendar year 2017 on the back of good demand for oil spill and pharma pumps, senior company executives said on Tuesday More...
Ganga Cleaning: Panel Set Up To Probe UP Project Submits Report To NGT
New Delhi: A committee set up by the National Green Tribunal to inspect the status of two sewage treatment plants (STP) in Garhmukteshwar in western Uttar Pradesh, today submitted its report to the green panel. The More...
Just spending money won’t clean Ganga, say experts
Just spending money on Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) will not clean the Ganga river; what is needed is a comprehensive plan to stop sewage from entering the river, say experts. Their views assume significance More...