13 Environment · 13.1 Pollution and control

13.1.7 River conservation: Namami Gange and the National River Conservation Plan

India's river clean-up began with the Ganga Action Plan in 1985, grew into the National River Conservation Plan for other rivers, and since 2014 the Ganga has its own mission, Namami Gange.

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Key terms

  • Ganga Action Plan
  • Yamuna Action Plan
  • NRCP
  • Namami Gange
  • NMCG
  • National Ganga Council
  • Ganga Grams
  • Clean Ganga Fund
  • Arth Ganga
  • hybrid annuity model
  • NPCA

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