When was Namami Ganga Project launched?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is 2014.
Namami Gange Project:
· Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’.
· It was approved by the Union Government in June 2014.
· Its aim is to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga.
· It is being operated under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
· The program is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterpart organizations i.e State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).
· NMCG is the implementation wing of the National Ganga Council (set in 2016; which replaced the National Ganga River Basin Authority - NGRBA).
· It has an Rs. 20,000-crore, centrally-funded, non-lapsable corpus and consists of nearly 288 projects.
The main pillars of the programme are:
· Sewage Treatment Infrastructure
· River-Front Development
· River-Surface Cleaning
· Biodiversity
· Afforestation
· Public Awareness
· Industrial Effluent Monitoring
· Ganga Gram
Thus we could conclude that Namami Gange Project was launched in 2014.
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Namami Gange Project:
· The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi approved the flagship.
· The "Namami Gange" programme integrates the efforts to clean and protect the Ganga river in a comprehensive manner.
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The Ganga River System:
· The headwaters of the Ganga called the ‘Bhagirathi’ are fed by the Gangotri Glacier and joined by the Alaknanda at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.
· At Haridwar, Ganga emerges from the mountains to the plains.
· The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from the Himalayas, a few of them being major rivers such as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, and the Kosi.
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