National Mission for Clean Ganga - Wikipedia National Mission for Clean Ganga It has been suggested that this article be merged with Pollution of the Ganges. ( Discuss ) Proposed since May 2017. hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2016 ) This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. ( October 2016 ) pollution in ganga The National Mission for Clean Ganga ( NMCG ) is the implementation wing of National Ganga Council which was set up in October 2016 under the River Ganga ( Rejuvenation, Protection and Management ) Authorities order 2016. The order dissolved National Ganga River Basin Authority. The aim is to clean the Ganga and its tributaries in a comprehensive manner. Nitin Gadkari is the present Minister for Ministry for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India. Contents 1 Namami Gange 2 Clean Ganga Fund 3 Earlier effort to clean Ganga 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Namami Gange Namami Gange Programme, an integrated conservation mission, was approved as the flagship programme by the government in June 2014 with a budget outlay of ₹ 20,000 crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation, and rejuvenation of the Ganga. Under the project, 8 states are covered. Dept of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation proposes to make 1,674 gram panchayats by the Ganga open defecation - free by 2022, at a cost of Rs 1,700 cr ( central share ). Clean Ganga Fund The Union Cabinet gave its approval for setting up of Clean Ganga Fund in September 2014 with the aim of using the collection for various activities under the Namami Gange programme for cleaning the Ganga. Utilisation of funds * Cleaning up of the Ganga * Setting up of waste treatment plants * Conservation of biotic diversity of the river * Development of public amenities * Activities such as Ghat redevelopment and Research and Development and innovative projects. Earlier effort to Clean Ganga ganga canal dried for cleaning Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi launched Phase I in 1985, covering 25 Ganga towns in three states ; Rs 862.59 crore were spent. Phase II covered 59 towns in five states ; Rs 505.31 cr were spent. Rivers such as Yamuna, Gomti, Damodar, Mahananda had separate action plans. See also Water pollution in India References Jump up ^ `` About National Mission for Clean Ganga ''. NMCG. 2011 - 08 - 12. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Meri Ganga National Ganga Portal ''. meriganga.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ PTI. `` Clean Ganga Fund : Rs. 66 crore and counting ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Namami Gange Programme ''. nmcg.nic.in. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ PTI. `` Govt to extend Ganga action plan to major rivers ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 01. External links Official website This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. ( October 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Mission_for_clean_Ganga&oldid=824483514 '' Categories : Ganges Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2017 Use Indian English from June 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles to be merged from May 2017 All articles to be merged Articles needing additional references from October 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with too few wikilinks from October 2016 All articles with too few wikilinks Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from October 2016 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Articles with multiple maintenance issues Official website not in Wikidata Articles needing additional categories from October 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia भोजपुरी Edit links This page was last edited on 7 February 2018, at 16 : 59. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the project to clean up the polluted waters of the ganga called
Answer: National Mission for Clean Ganga