PM Modi launches development projects worth Rs 521 crore in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission. The projects worth Rs 521 crores were inaugurated through video conference.

PM Modi inaugurated several sewage treatment plants and their upgradations today located in Haridwar, Rishikesh, among other regions. A Ganga Museum, to showcase the river rejuvenation activities and its biodiversity, at Chandi Ghat in Haridwar was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister on the occasion.

Governor Baby Rani Maurya, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, MoS Ratanlal Kataria also participated in the event.

While speaking about the Namami Gange mission, PM Modi also elaborated on the richness and importance of river Ganga.

"Right from its origin in Uttarakhand to the Ganga Sagar in West Bengal, River Ganga enriches the lives of about half of the country's population, therefore the cleanliness of the river Ganga is necessary," PM Modi said.

"Had the old methods been adopted, the situation would have been equally bad today. But we moved forward with new thinking, new approach. We have not limited the Namami Gange Mission to the cleanliness of Ganga, but have made it the largest and comprehensive river conservation program in the country," he added.

PM Modi spoke about the tasks accomplished by his government, aimed towards cleaning river Ganga, which are as follows:

1. A network of sewage treatment plants to prevent dirty water from falling into the Ganges
2. Build sewage treatment plants that can meet the needs of the next 10-15 years
3. Hundreds of big cities and five thousand villages situated on the banks of river Ganga are made free from open defecation
4. Full-scale efforts to prevent pollution in the tributaries of Ganga

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PM Modi highlights efforts under Jal Jeevan Mission

PM Modi also apprised about the situation which prevailed earlier and how the government has brought revolutionary changes in the governance which has led to the development in the country.

"An important subject such as water was divided into several departments with neither any coordination nor a common aim. As a result, the problem magnified, be it of irrigation or drinking water facilities. Even after so many years after freedom, more than 15 crore homes did not have the connection for drinking water. Today, one lakh families are being connected to drinking water every day through Jal Jeevan Mission," PM Modi said.

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