Namami Gange Programme (NGP): 307 projects completed, Rs 40,000 crore invested

Key facts

• The Namami Gange Programme (NGP) was launched in June 2014 by the Government of India to conserve and rejuvenate the Ganga River.
• The initial allocation was Rs 20,000 crore and later extended to Rs 22,500 crore until March 2026.
• As of January 2025, 492 projects have been initiated valued at Rs 40,121.48 crore, of which 307 projects have been completed and made operational.
• Out of 206 sewage infrastructure projects, 127 have been completed with a sanctioned cost of Rs 33,003.63 crore.
• 56 biodiversity and afforestation projects have been launched, with 39 completed at a sanctioned cost of Rs 905.62 crore.
• The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved the Varanasi Sewerage Project costing Rs 274.31 crore, including a 60 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) and a 75 MLD pumping station.
• A Rs 127.26 crore project in Bhadohi will establish three STPs (17 MLD, 5 MLD, and 3 MLD) and a sewer network to prevent untreated sewage entering the Varuna River.
• NMCG has developed a National Framework for Safe Reuse of Treated Water to guide states in adopting reuse policies for treated wastewater.
• NMCG sanctioned seven biodiversity parks in various districts of Uttar Pradesh and afforested approximately 33,024 hectares along the main stem of the Ganga with an expenditure of Rs 398 crore.
• Since 2017, 143.8 lakh Indian Major Carp (IMC) fingerlings have been released into the Ganga to conserve fish biodiversity and support local fishers.
• 203 sewage infrastructure projects costing Rs 32,613 crore have been launched to treat 6,255 MLD of wastewater, of which 127 STP projects with 3,446 MLD capacity have been completed.
• Three Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) have been sanctioned: Jajmau CETP (20 MLD), Banther CETP (4.5 MLD), and Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD); Mathura and Jajmau CETPs have been completed.