National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), HCL Foundation and Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH) signed tripartite Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) for Plantation of Rudraksha Trees in Uttarakhand under the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme.
The objective is to create a greener ecosystem in the Ganga Basin along the stretch of 97 towns and 4,465 villages.
Under the project, the aim is to plant 10,000 Rudraksha trees in the catchment area of Ganga River in Uttarakhand.
About Uttarakhand
♦ Capital: Dehradun
♦ Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
♦ Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat
♦ National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries: Corbet National Park, Rajaji National Park, Binsar Wildlife Sanctuaries, Valley of Flowers National Park, etc.
♦ Dance Forms: Barada Nati, Langvir Nritya, Pandav Nritya, etc.