India to get 3bn dollar aid from World Bank for Ganga cleaning projectsOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that India is soon expected to get an aid of 3 billion dollar from the World Bank for preparing projects to clean the river Ganga. Ramesh said this after attending the first meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), which was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the national capital on Monday.
PM to chair Ganga River Basin Authority meet todayOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will chair the first meeting of the Ganga River Basin Authority (GRBA) here today.
Holy men clean river Ganges in HaridwarOctober 2nd, 2009 HARIDWAR - Hundreds of holy men, residents, and pilgrims are cleaning the river Ganges of garbage and silt in Haridwar. The flow of the river into the town has been stopped for little over two weeks for cleaning ahead of the 'Ardha Kumbha', a huge congregation of Hindus, to be held early next year in the town.
Students join hands to clean River Ganga in VaranasiAugust 13th, 2009 VARANASI - A group of students wearing anti Swine Flu masks on Thursday participated in a cleanliness drive to clean the River Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi city. Students opined that although several action plans have been announced in the past to clean up the river and millions of rupees spent, but the non-stop inflow of civic waste and industrial effluents into the river has kept it devoid of its beauty.
Ganga threatened by increasing pollutionJuly 31st, 2009 HARIDWAR/DEHRADUN - Revered by hundreds and thousands, the Ganga River is fighting for survival seriously threatened by alarming rise of various pollutants. Increasing sewage from the drains, polythene bags and other garbage choke the river.
People take holy dip during solar eclipseJuly 22nd, 2009 ALLAHABAD/ AMRITSAR - Scores of people gathered at the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad on Wednesday to take a dip during the longest solar eclipse of the century. Bathing at the confluence of the three rivers during solar eclipse holds special significance for the Hindus.
Ganga, Yamuna no cleaner than 20 years ago: RameshJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday admitted that the Ganga and Yamuna rivers were no cleaner now than they were 20 years ago, despite the government spending "hundreds of crores of rupees". The minister also said the pollution load on the major rivers in the country has increased over the years due to "urbanisation and industrialisation".
Malhotra slams Dikshit over cleaning of YamunaJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leader of Opposition in the Delhi assembly V.K. Malhotra Wednesday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for reportedly saying that cleaning of the Yamuna river would take several more years.
Manmohan Singh gets unique greetings from artistsMay 22nd, 2009 ALLAHABAD/LUDHIANA - As Dr. Manmohan Singh gets ready for his second term as Prime Minister, artists have greeted him in their own unique way.
Yamuna Satyagraha activists protest against metro rail expansion in DelhiMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The activists of Yamuna Satyagraha here on Sunday protested against the expansion of the Delhi metro rail line touching the banks of river. The activists observed the opening day of the Yamuna Bank station as "Black Day" in protest against "DMRC's continues encroachment on the Yamuna's floodplain in the form of the Yamuna metro complex".
River Ganga continues to face pollutionMay 4th, 2009 VARANASI - River Ganga remains highly polluted even after being declared the 'National River' by the Central Government. The Ganga was declared the 'National River' to facilitate the clean up operations.
Special prayers on River Ganga's birthdayMay 2nd, 2009 VARANASI - Special prayers were organised on the bank of Ganga River in Varanasi marking the birthday of the river. People performed prayers by offering milk to River Ganga on Friday and pledged to stop the pollution of the river.
Ganga being used as swimming poolApril 27th, 2009 VARANASI - With water level low in Ganga River in Varanasi, it is being used as a swimming pool by the children. Small children are being given training in swimming on the banks of Ganga instead of an artificial swimming pool.
On World Water Day, Delhi students re-discover Yamuna's beautyMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A clear blue Yamuna in Delhi... surprised? That's what a group of young enthusiasts discovered during a bus tour along stretches of the river on World Water Day Sunday, and they promised to do more to conserve the dying river.
'Rs.15 bn project for cleaning Yamuna ready'February 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Rs.15-billion project to decrease the levels of pollution in the Yamuna river by trapping pollutants at major sewage drains is ready to be implemented, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejender Khanna announced here Sunday. 'A major project costing Rs.15 billions to trap pollutants at Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at 18 major sewage drains falling into the Yamuna river is ready for implementation to ensure that only clean water from the entire city flows into the river,' Khanna said while flagging off Yamuna Rally at Jamia Millia Islamia organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
NEW DELHI - Despite spending 17,000 crore rupees on river cleaning projects, Ganga and Yamuna were “no cleaner” now as they were two decades ago, the government has admitted in Lok Sabha.
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