Explain any five objectives of Namami Gange Programme
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1.Improve and add to existing sewage trearment infrastructure.
2.Improve reverside infrastructure and develop ganga river front.
3.Collect dispose and clean floating solid waste on the river surface.
4.Revive afforestation in the upper course of ganga.
5.Impose strict standards of industrial effluent monitoring.
'Namami Gange Programme', is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as 'Flagship Programme' by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
It's objectives was to:
• To provide sewage facilities through sewage management project in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, etc.
• To ensure biodiversity conservation through projects like Conservation in Ganga river, Ganges river dolphin conservation education programme and Biodiversity conservation and Ganga rejuvenation.
• To ensure river-surface cleaning by collecting the waste material floating on the surface of river.
• Monitoring of industries, industries causing water pollution are given notices to follow the norms for prevent dumping of waste materials in Ganga.
• Public Awareness through various events, workshops, conferences, etc. Advertisements are aired on radio and television to increase more public awareness.