‘Har Kaam Desh Ke Naam’ : Corporates joins Ganga Rejuvenation effort

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New Delhi : A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here on February 24, 2020, between the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), State Programme Management Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK), and Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT) to work together for renovation/ development of the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand at a total cost of Rs 26.64 crore.

The MoU was signed in the presence of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti;  UP Singh, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG,  Rozy Agarwal, Executive Director (Finance), and other seniors officers of the Ministry and NMCG.

The MoU was signed by Ashok Kumar Singh, Executive Director, NMCG;  Rajeev Kshetrapal, Director, Indorama Industries, Delhi and Trust Member of Indorama Charitable Trust,  and Uday Raj Singh, Project Director, SPMG, Govt. of Uttarakhand.

Rivers in India have always been considered sacred and the Ganga river in particular is the identity and lifeline of India. Pilgrim sites and urban centres have developed along the river. These centres have drawn sustenance from the river and have been thriving over time. Ghats and Crematoria are part of the lifestyle of people and pilgrimages to visit the holy river Ganga play a vital role in strengthening the People-River Connect. Gangotri and Badrinath being part of the Char DhamYatra, are especially important.

Speaking on the occasion, Jal Shakti Minister Shekhawat said this project is being taken up under the Government initiative of ‘Har Kaam Desh Ke Naam’. He said the Clean Ganga campaign has been taken up in Mission Mode since the Prime Minister  Narendra Modi led Government assumed office in 2014. Though the Mission is nearing 100% completion, the Namami Ganga Mission is an unending process.

Shekhawat lauded the Indorama Group for financing the project and hoped this will inspire other entrepreneurs as part of their companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. He said for the first time the novel Operation and Maintenance Clause has been inserted, which will take care of the project’s upkeep over a period of time. Clean Ganga Mission can succeed only when it becomes a people’s initiative, he added, according to a PIB release. The detailed Project Report (DPR) has been developed by M/S WAPCOS, a Govt. of India Enterprise.