Namami Gange (India)
India's Namami Gange programme has created or rehabilitated 4,263 million litres a day of sewage treatment for the River Ganga (government figures).
Image: NASA (iss070e005997, Oct. 19, 2023).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- The Ganga is a huge, holy river in India.
- Too much dirty water from towns was flowing into it.
- India is building treatment plants to clean that water before it reaches the river.
The Five W's of Namami Gange
Who
India's Ministry of Jal Shakti, through the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), with state governments.
What
Sewage treatment plants and sewer networks, reuse of treated wastewater, and The variety of all living things in a place: plants, animals, fungi and tiny microbes. Glossary work.
When
Reviewed at the 19th Empowered Task Force meeting on 2 July 2026; 538 MLD was added in financial year 2025-26.
Where
Along the River Ganga, including Agra, Prayagraj and Varanasi.
Why
To stop untreated wastewater from entering the river and rejuvenate the Ganga.
Impact Statement
Government solution · active
145 completed sewerage projects have created and rehabilitated 4,263 MLD of treatment capacity and over 4,611 km of sewers (government figures).
Namami Gange has sanctioned 524 projects, of which 363 are complete (government figures).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Treated wastewater plans for Agra, Prayagraj and Varanasi look at reuse for power plants, railways, landscaping and irrigation (government).
For Nature
Projects include river ranching to restore native fish and the rescue of a stranded Gangetic dolphin (government).
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