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New Delhi : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga NMCG), HCL Foundation, and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) for taking up a project of ‘Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand’ as a part of CSR initiative under the ‘Namami Gange’ Programme.
While the project aims at planting 10,000 Rudraksh trees in the catchment area of river Ganga in Uttarakhand in association with local community and other stakeholders, it will also help in generating income for people residing in those areas. The tripartite MoU was signed by representative from HCL Foundation, INTACH, and Rozy Agarwal, Executive Director (Finance) from NMCG on May 14, 2019, in the presence of Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG, and G Ashok Kumar, Executive Director (Projects).
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG, said that Namami Gange Mission aims at providing comprehensive and sustainable solutions for a cleaner ecosystem along the stretch of 97 towns and 4,465 villages on the Ganga stem and a public-private partnership will provide the initiative a much-needed impetus. He congratulated HCL Foundation and INTACH for coming forward and joining hands with NMCG in this endeavour, according to a PIB release.