NMCG
About NMCG
National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the
Societies Registration Act 1860.It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) which
was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA),1986. NGRBA has since been dissolved
with effect from the 7th October 2016, consequent to constitution of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and
Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council) vide notification no. S.O. 3187(E) dated 7th October
2016 under EPA 1986.
The Act envisages five tier structure at national, state and district level to take measures for
prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of
water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga as below;
- National Ganga Council under chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
- Empowered Task Force (ETF) on river Ganga under chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister
of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. - National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG).
- State Ganga Committees and
- District Ganga Committees in every specified district abutting river Ganga and its
tributaries in the states.
NMCG has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive
Committee. Both of them are headed by Director General, NMCG. Executive Committee has been authorized to accord
approval for all projects up to Rs.1000 crores. Similar to structure at national level, State Programme Management
Groups (SPMGs) acts as implementing arm of State Ganga Committees. Thus the newly created structure attempts to bring
all stakeholders on one platform to take a holistic approach towards the task of Ganga cleaning and rejuvenation.
The Director General(DG) of NMCG is a Additional Secretary in Government of India. For effective
implementation of the projects under the overall supervision of NMCG, the State Level Program Management Groups
(SPMGs) are, also headed by senior officers of the concerned States.
The aims and objectives of NMCG is to accomplish the mandate of National Ganga River Basin
Authority (NGRBA)
- To ensure effective abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of the river Ganga by adopting a
river basin approach to promote inter-sectoral co-ordination for comprehensive planning and management and - To maintain minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga with the aim of ensuring water
quality and environmentally sustainable development.
Vision
The Vision for Ganga Rejuvenation constitutes restoring the wholesomeness of the river defined
in terms of ensuring “Aviral Dhara” (Continuous Flow”), “Nirmal Dhara”(“Unpolluted
Flow”), Geologic and ecological integrity.
Key Functions
To achieve the objectives, NMCG shall carry out the following key functions namely:
- Implement the work programme of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA).
- Implement the World Bank supported National Ganga River Basin Project
- Coordinate and oversee the implementation of projects sanctioned by Government of India under
NGRBA. - Undertake any additional work or functions as may be assigned by MoWR,RD &GJ in the area
of conservation of river Ganga. - Make rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the NMCG and add or amend, vary
or rescind them from time to time. - Accept or to provide any grant of money, loan securities or property of any kind and to
undertake and accept the management of any endowment trust, fund or donation not inconsistent with the objectives of
NMCG. - Take all such action and to enter all such actions as may appear necessary or incidental for
the achievements of the objectives of the NGRBA.