Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated six sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Uttarakhand worth Rs 521 crore under the Namami Gange Mission. PM Modi said the projects will prevent discharge of 15.2 crore litres of polluted water into the Ganga in Uttarakhand per day.
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He also inaugurated the Ganga Avalokan Museum, the first of its kind on the River Ganga at Haridwar.
He released a book “Rowing Down the Ganges”. It explains in details how the River Ganges stands as a glowing symbol of our Culture, Faith and Heritage.
He termed the Namami Gange Mission as the largest integrated river conservation mission which not only aims at the cleanliness of River Ganga but also focuses on comprehensive upkeep of the River. Government is following a four pronged strategy to achieve this objective:
- First- started laying a network of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) to prevent the waste water from flowing into the Ganges.
- Second, The STPs were built by keeping in mind the demands for the next 10 – 15 years.
- Third – By making around hundred big towns/cities and five thousand villages along the River Ganga Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- And Fourth – By making an all-out effort to stop the pollution in the tributaries of River Ganga.