Major initiatives for fast track implementation of Namami Gange programme launched
Q. Which major initiative(s) were launched for the quick implementation of Namami Gange Programme on 5th January 2016?- Published on 06 Jan 16a. Deployment of Ganga Task force Battalion at Garmukhteshwar
b. Jawans of Ganga Task force will be deployed on Ganga River Bank
c. Ganga Gram Yojana was launched
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
With a major initiative towards fast track implementation of Namami Gange programme, the first company of Ganga Task Force Battalion was deployed at Garmukteshwar on 5th January 2015. Three such companies are set to be deployed at Allahabad, Varanasi and Kanpur. Jawans of the Ganga Task force will also be deployed along the river to ensure industrial effluents and individual polluters do not contaminate the river. The Ganga Gram Yojana was also launched at Village Puth in UP’s Hapur District with 1600 villages situated under the Ganga river bank will be developed as per the scheme. During the first phase of the programme, 200 villages were selected.
