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Empowered Task Force For Rejuvenation of Ganga...... 4 ek?k esyk 2020 ¼ç;kxjkt½...... 5 Ganga Rejuvenation Through Wetland Conservation...... 6-7 Murals by Ganga-Making Art Public...... 8-9 xaxk ;k=k jkT; 27&31tuojh 2020...... 10-11 Turtle Sanctuary at Sarnath...... 12 chabx HkxhjFk'&gj dke xaxk ds uke...... 13 Multi Stakeholder Engagement...... 14-15 Multi Level Displays ...... 16 jkT;ksa ls fjiksV/Reports from States...... 17 Ghat Series: Bihar and Jharkhand...... 18 Species Richness Series-Golden Mahasheer ...... 19 Partner series- School of Planning and Architecture...... 20 Editorial Board Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG Sanjam Chima Athrava Raj Editor in Chief Media Coordinator Compilation and Coordination

Rozy Agarwal, Executive Director (Finance) Pratima Marwah & Peeyush Gupta Melvin Lakra Senior Editor Design and Development Coordinators Project Coordination Kritika Madan Binod Kumar, Director (Projects) Sunil Kumar Creatives Compilation Associate Editor Design and Development Support Social Media Team

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About Empowered Task Force 5th meeting of the Empowered Task Force was held under the chairmanship of Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Minister Jal An Empowered Task Force(ETF) of river Ganga has been constituted as an authority under the river Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Shakti on 10th February, 2020. The meeting saw the presence of Shri Management) authorities order dated 7th October, 2016. The Empowered Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Ayog, Shri U. P Singh, Secretary, Department of Task Force is chaired by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Water Resources, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (now Jal Shakti Ministry) Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Rural Development, Shri Rajinder Kumar and comprises of Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Tiwari, Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (now Jal Shakti Ministry), General NMCG and senior officers from various Ministries and Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Departments of Central Government and representatives from Ganga Rejuvenation, Jal Shakti Ministry, Secretary, Expenditure, concerned states. Ministry of Finance, Chief Executive Officer, Niti Ayog, Chief Secretaries The 5th meeting of the ETF took up various agenda points which had of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and come up for discussion during the National Ganga Council meeting at Director General, NMCG as the Member Secretary. This empowered Kanpur and which were emphasized by the Hon’ble Prime Minister. The authority has been tasked to coordinate and advise on matters relating Empowered Task Force discussed upon various important agenda to rejuvenation, protection and management of river Ganga and its relating to rejuvenation of river Ganga and particularly, developing ‘Arth tributaries. Ganga’ model. The important issues which were taken up during the Functions of the Empowered Task Force meeting included creation of Ganga Nurseries and Ganga products along with complete value chain; Hybrid tourism including adventure, • Ensuring that Ministries, Departments and State Governments concerned have an action plan with specific activities, mile stones and water sports, eco tourism along Ganga belt; development of timelines for achieving the objective of rejuvenation of river Ganga and archeological sites along Ganga; setting aside CAMPA funds for specific for putting in place a mechanism for monitoring the implementation of afforestation activities in Ganga basin states; conservation and mapping its action plan. of wetlands; cattle vaccination camps; protection and rejuvenation of water bodies and small rivers in villages of Ganga and its tributaries; • Coordination among the Ministries, Departments and States concerned for setting up of medical camps and Pradhan Mantri Janaarogya Yojna in implementation of its action plan in a time bound manner. Ganga villages; creation of Digital Dashboard & Aspirational District • Monitor the implementation process, address bottlenecks and take Programme for Ganga districts; full utilization of treated waste water in decisions for speedy implementation of projects and activities. power plants in Ganga Basin; segregation and disposal of Solid Waste • Monitoring of all projects under the ambit of ‘Namami Gange’. along Ganga; setting up of special category award for work in Ganga • Responsible for approval of projects exceeding value of Rs.1000 Crores. districts on the lines of Civil Services Day Awards. The Empowered Task Force has been guiding the National Mission for Speaking on the occasion, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Clean Ganga in successfully implementing the projects under ‘Namami Minister Jal Shakti called upon all Ministries and Departments Gange’ programme and actively coordinating between various Ministries concerned to setup a ‘Ganga Cell’ in their respective organizations to of the Central Government as well as the concerned States. The effectively contribute in this National Mission. The Hon’ble Minister also Empowered Task Force is not only reviewing the implementation of emphasized on the need for consistent work and regular follow up on projects on the ground but also resolving the bottlenecks between Centre various projects and activities and called for all line Ministries to meet and State Government which arise during the process of implementation regularly and work in mission mode for holistic rejuvenation of the entire of various projects and activities. river Ganga Basin. Glimpses from - ETF Meeting on 10th February 2020

ETF meeting in progress Hon'ble Jal Shakti Minister at the meeting

Secretary DoWR RD&GR addressing the ETF & release of 14th edition of Namami Gange Patrika

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ek?k esyk 2020 esa uekfe xaxs dh xfrfof/k;ksa dh >yfd;ka 5 GANGA REJ Magazine Through Wetland THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLAND Ganga basin is endowed with a diverse wetland regime, which ranges from high altitude oligotrophic lakes in the Himalayas, the marshes and swamps of the terai region, floodplain and riverine wetlands in the Gangetic alluvial plains to coastal wetlands in the Sundarban deltas. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems. They provide an important range of environmental, social and economic services. Wetland are the vital link between land and water. Unfortunately, many lakes and wetlands are reported to have undergone quantitative and qualitative degradation in the last few decades. They are under increasing stress due to growing demands, urbanization and human interference in the catchments. Heavy sedimentation and siltation, organic pollution, eutrophication, reduced inflows etc. are some of the major problems which are common to most of the lakes and wetlands. A prime need of hour to protect wetlands is to understand the human wetland interaction. Estimation of fringe human population, their historical change and their dependence on the wetlands for the resources can find out the stress on the wetlands. Public awareness and mass involvement are necessary for the protection of the wetlands. World Wetland Day World Wetland Day is celebrated on 2nd February of every year to commemorate the Ramsar Convention held on this date in 1971 for global understanding to conserve and preserve wetlands throughout the globe. The theme of this year is 'Wetland and Biodiversity- 12 Ramsar sites in Ganga basin out of 37 in India'. NMCG celebrated the World Wetland Day at Haiderpur Wetland as Haiderpur Bird Festival. The celebration, along with technical discussion among national and international experts spread over two days (2nd-3rd Feb) was conducted in close association with WWF india, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, District Administration. This event was organized to celebrate the richness of Haiderpur Wetland which spreads over 1200 hectares and is home to about 235 bird species and species like swamp deer. This Wetland is formed by the backwaters of the Madhya Ganga barrage and fed by River Solani flowing through Shukrtaal. This event was held with an objective to raise the awareness about the ecological values of the wetland and launch a collaborative programme for conservation of this wetland and its catchment. A Bird Festival along with various interactive and sensitization activities like nature trails, quiz, drawing competition & technical sessions were organised. Shri UP Singh, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Shri Sanjay Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Saharanpur and Shri Ravi Singh, CEO, WWF India participated in the event. On this occasion, 51 turtle hatchlings were released in the Ganga, which had been rescued and reared under the community led turtle conservation programme.

Shri U.P. Singh, Secretary DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti at Haiderpur Wetland on 2nd February 2020

6 UVENATION Conservation Magazine Celebrating World Wetland Day Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG participated in the World Wetland Day celebrations at the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Keetham, Agra. The event was inaugurated by Shri Dara Singh Chauhan, Hon’ble Minister MoEF&CC, Govt. of UP in the presence of Shri Anil Sharma, Hon'ble Mos MoEF&CC, Govt. of UP. During the inaugural session various books were released – developed by State Forest Department – ‘Bird Sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh’, ‘Saras Crane: An Icon of Indian Wetlands’, ‘Vultures: Silent Guardians of Nature’. Shri Ravi Agarwal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India was also present during the event. Two books- ‘Newly designated Ramsar sites of India (2020)’ and ‘Rejuvenation of Wetlands’ by MoEF&CC GoI were released. It was heartening to know that out of the 10 newly designated Ramsar Sites of India, 6 lie in the Ganga Basin – Uttar Pradesh; Samaspur Bird Sanctuary (Raebareli), Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary (Unnao), Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (Gonda), Sarsai Nawar Jheel (Itawa), Saman Bird Sanctuary (Mainpuri) and Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Hardoi).

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the partnering institute of NMCG also observed the World Wetland Day with Ganga Praharis at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The event marked the presence of the village heads, ASHA workers and other members of local communities. Also, a survey team of WII interacted with Forest Department and local youth in the Gandak river basin. The team briefed the participants on the importance of Wetlands and their important role in the wellbeing of the dependent species. Realising the need for rejuvenated wetlands for ensuring Aviral Ganga, Namami Gange mission has sanctioned development of integrated management plan for conservation of 101 wetlands within 5 km and 125 wetlands within 10 Km of river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh covering 27 districts.

Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG-NMCG along with other dignitaries at the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra on 3rd February 2020

7 MURALS Magazine Making

Varanasi

Murals at Hari Ki Pauri and Chandi Ghat, Haridwar

As one of the oldest living unexpected ways. cities, for centuries Haridwar The five artists who worked on has been the place where time M u r a l s i n H a r i d w a r stood still; where the lines Harshvardhan Kadam (India), between legend and history Rajvardhan Kadam (India), often blurred; where tradition Senkoe (Mexico), Valentina and culture thrived; where Pinci (Puerto Rico) and Kafeel Clock Tower at Hari Ki Pauri every day, countless devotees (India) – created works that Turtle at Chandi Ghat offer prayers to river Ganga. transfor med both the and where Ganga, with every ebb and flow, embodies new meaning to the ideas of aesthetics of the site and the way people interacted with their surroundings. Delhi- existence and perseverance. The Haridwar Mural Project began as a step towards based veteran sign painter Kafeel brought the charm of hand-painted type to Chandi exploring unconventional canvases for public art. The plan was to transform the Ghat; then Valentina Pinci, deeply fascinated by Indian culture and mandalas, painted visual language of the city through mural arts. the wall divine with Mahamrityunjaya Yantra in beautiful colours. Where Rajvardhan About five artists from different parts of the world came together and, slowly but Kadam illustrated the story of how Goddess Ganga descended onto earth – giving her surely, found a purpose that went beyond an artistic expression. Placing the context of the form of a young girl, Mexican artists Senkoe's massive mural signified how the the site and the historic and ecological significance of the river at the centre, the artists cleaning of Ganga and the Ghats could help restore Haridwar's natural beauty, and decided to initiate a discourse that would take on the environmental crisis facing us Harshvardhan Kadam, with his Pillar of Light, took on the mythological stories that are today – the degradation of a river that serves as a lifeline to millions dependent on it. an intrinsic part of the narrative in Haridwar. Senkoe, together with Valentina Pinci also The Haridwar Mural Project checked all the usual boxes required of a public art created India's most decorative elephant on a lone wall on a hill in Rajaji National Park project. As a project rooted within a community, it involved said community within all close to the famous Mansa Devi temple & which stands out magnificently and aspects of the project. People from all walks of life got the opportunity to interact with engages the attraction from even far away corners. In addition to the invigorating the artists, dig deep into their intents and inspirations, actually get their hands on the forms at the vast Chandi Ghat, the artists have also given a make over to the iconic paint and help the artists give form to the larger than life expressions and then finally clock tower which stands majestically at the ever famous Hari Ki Pauri by painting it in take ownership of an red and golden hues entity that they helped and which has turned create and transform. out to be a major tourist cynosure and The actual transformation makes heads turn. happened when the The new look clock thousands of people tower aptly conveys visiting the holy sites the impact art leaves Elephant at Haridwar suddenly started to on the surroundings engage with art in and the people alike. Giri Ganga at Chandi Ghat

Impact of Ganga Art

8 BY GANGA Magazine Art Public

Haridwar

Art Forms along Ghats in Varanasi

Mark Twain once famously who borrowed from Indian wrote, 'Benares is older mythological stories to than history, older than create his own version of tradition, older even than the lord Shiva as Prakriti ka legend, and looks twice as Pehrua or the Guardian of old as all of them put Nature. Pune-based New look ghat at Varanasi together'. Varanasi is the Nilesh Kharade brought Lord Shiva and Brahma Murals ultimate pilgrimage spot for another myth specific to Hindus who believe that Varanasi alive with his anyone whose last rites are performed here will attain moksh for centuries depiction of lord Brahma and Shiva and the time when Brahma created the has also been a centre for art, music and literature – inspiring a number of Dashashvmedh Ghat to welcome Shiva to the ancient city of Kashi, now musical renditions, literary classics and artists throughout the ages. But known as Varanasi. The similar theme of placing the work firmly within when it comes to the issue of cleaning Ganga, nowhere is the discussion Varanasi's very specific narrative ran across all the other works that were more pertinent than in Varanasi that over the years has seen a massive part of the Varanasi Arts Project. If Osaka-based street artist Baki Baking degradation in the quality of the ecology around the river. Keeping this brought his unique style to Varanasi to paint the endangered fish 'Golden pressing environmental discourse at the centre of its artistic narrative, this Mahseer' with the message that saving the Mahseer meant saving the time, Namami Gange and Mojarto initiated the Varanasi Arts Project which river; Never Crew – a Swiss based artists duo composed by Christian brought together seven artists from different parts of the globe – each Rebecchi & Pablo Togni – sought to create a more direct impact with a bringing in their own unique flavour. deflated plastic balloon in the shape of a fish. Where Chifumi dug deep into The seven artists – Kenji Chai (Malaysia), Baki Baking (Japan), Nilesh the very energy that emanates from Varanasi – choosing to visualise the Kharade (India), Never Crew (Switzerland), Chifumi (France), David Kirtimukha, the fierce monster face that straddles the doorway to two 'Meggs' Hooke (Australia) and kiran Mahaajan (Nepal) – gave larger than different worlds; Meggs' Preserve celebrated the beauty in the colours, life forms to concerns that s i g h t s , s o u n d s a n d have immediate effects on traditions of life by the the society at large – Ganga River in Varanasi; forcing the communities a n d K i r a n M a h a r j a n to take note and reflect on presented a modern day their actions. commentary on how life and religion overlap with It started with Kenji Chai Golden Mahseer the pollution of our rivers. Prakriti ka Peharua at Varanasi

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10 11 Rescue and Rehabilitation of Aquatic Macro-Fauna Along Ganga River: Magazine An Initiative Under the WII-NMCG Project Turtle Sanctuary of Varanasi The Ganga River supports rich biodiversity that is facing a crisis due to a have been added to enable the animals exhibit their natural behavior and range of human-induced factors that limit the presence of multiple self- reduce stress incaptivity. Species-specific feeding enrichment keeping in sustaining populations of aquatic species in suitable habitats. With an mind the nutritional demand in different seasons has also been taken care objective to conserve aquatic diversity of the Ganga River, especially turtles, based on body weight and daily leftover feed calculation. a Turtle Sanctuary was declared at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1989 To maintain hygiene and sanitation in the enclosures, regular cleaning of the under the Ganga Action Plan- I. A Turtle Breeding Facility at Sarnath, Varanasi enclosures is done by changing 20% of the total water volume at every 3 was also set up at the same time. The aim of the breeding facility was to days' interval followed by scrubbing of all the ponds once in a month and by release large carnivorous turtles into the Ganga as a measure for pollution regular cleaning of the premises. abatement caused by the partially cremated bodies that are thrown into the The turtles in the wild can select various niches at different depths in the river. River at Varanasi. With the time, as the anthropogenic pressure increased, But to provide optimal water temperature in captivity is a challenge. During displaced, injured and confiscated turtles of almost all species of the Ganga winter the temperature drops down to a minimum of 4°-7° C. To prevent the River were received at this centre. A viable option was to rehabilitate the drastic changes in temperature, the enclosures are insulated with thick rescued turtles received at the centre to suitable natural habitats for re- plastic insulator sheets with provision of fluorescent light inside the establishing their populations. enclosures. The sheets are installed right at the onset of winter in November The Wildlife Institute of India under the aegis of National Mission Clean Ganga and kept up till mid-February until the ambient max temperature goes to 29°- initiated a comprehensive project titled 'Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga 30 °C. Aquarium water heaters were also placed in 2018 at Sarnath centre for Rejuvenation' in 2016. One of the components under this was the maintaining the optimum temperature of the water. During summer the establishment and up-gradation of rescue and rehabilitation centres along ambient maximum temperature goes up to 40-48 °C. To prevent heating of the Ganga River. Besides carrying out rescue and rehabilitation, the centres the water, the ponds are covered with shades and thatch and small trees to were envisaged to provide venues for capacity enhancement of local prevent direct sunlight from falling over the water in some areas. communities, forest department personnel and field veterinarians in Post rescue and regular veterinary interventions for the sick and injured managing emergent situations. turtles, regular health care and pre-release health assessment for fitness The Turtle Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre, Sarnath is situated on the have been followed in the centres under the project. Once animals are found outskirts of Varanasi which is about 12 km away from the nearest Ghat of to be fit, they are released into nearby suitable natural habitats or places from Ganga. The Turtle Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre houses various where they were rescued. species of turtles. The facility has an area of 3.75 ha. Before the onset of the The efforts to conserve aqautic species are constrained by limitations of project, the Sarnath facility had two functional Enclosures; Enclosure 1 and skills required for rescue and rehabilitation of the sepecies. Capacities of the Enclosure 2 and a non-functional Enclosure 3. three stakeholder groups were thus accordingly strengthened. Local Before the upgradation, the enclosures at Sarnath housed several turtle communities are the first responders to field rescues and crucial for species without any species-specific separation and minimal food and protecting populations at release sites. Skills in field identification and environmental enrichment. The enclosure structures at the centre are metal scientific and humane handling of rescued animals of 214 representatives of without any working filtration. The existing enclosures were upgraded with local communities from 5 Ganga River states i.e. Uttrakhand (15), Uttar species-specific and scientific enrichment. Considering the ecology of the Pradesh (95), Bihar (35), Jharkhand (33) and West Bengal (36) were species, new furniture along with upgraded bio-filtration and aeration system enhanced during phase -I of the project. has also been incorporated. The enclosures are covered from all the four The officials of forest departments and state animal husbandry departments sides with green shade clothes with the top being open to retain the natural are the other two important stakeholders for effective rescue and subsequent instinct and to minimize stress level to the turtles. Part of the non-functional rehabilitation of aquatic species. Skills of 232 forest officials from the states enclosure of Sarnath Centre was also refurbished. Additional enclosures of Uttrakhand (27), Uttar Pradesh (127), Bihar (32), Jharkhand (31) and have been added according to the age class requirement. At Sarnath centre, West Bengal (15) regarding field identification, handling and legalities were a juvenile enclosure has been made to keep the juveniles for a month after enhanced. The capacities of 64 field veterinarians from the states of birth for close observation. Uttrakhand (34) and Uttar Pradesh (30) in field identification of the species To improve the aesthetic value of the enclosures landscaping has been done and their veterinary management were enhanced under the project. using logs. Aquatic macrophytes as natural food and cover, incorporation of Dr. Animesh Talukdar, Dr. Parag Nigam, Dr. Syed Ainul Hussain, live fishes for natural food, water circulation units, hides, shades and haul, Dr. Ruchi Badola Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttrakhand

Part of Turtle Sanctuary, Varanasi Present status of Enclosure I at Present status of Enclosure I at Sarnath Centre, Varanasi after upgradation Narora Centre, Varanasi after upgradation

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Dr. Sudipta Sen, renowned historian and Director of the Middle East/South Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, NMCG chaired the inauguration of Asia Studies Programme, University of California delivered a talk on his 'LSR–World Bank case study competition' on Ganga Rejuvenation recent book 'Ganga –The Many Pasts of the River' on 3rd January, 2020. with focus on behavioral change at World Bank premises in New Delhi This was the first episode of the Ganga lecture series organized by NMCG on 17th February, 2020. DG, NMCG gave the key note address and and was attended by Shri U.P. Singh, Secretary DoWR, RD & GR, Shri emphasized on the need for bringing about behavioral changes in the Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, NMCG, distinguish guests from various walks of general public resulting out of interventions taken up for River life and officers from NMCG, Ministry of Jal Shakti and others. Rejuvenation.

Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, NMCG at the inaugural session of the Dr. Anil Joshi, Padama Bhushan and noted Ecological and Social launch of the workshop on 'Conservation and Sustainably Managing worker attended a meeting chaired by Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, Gangetic Flood plan Wetlands' project on 21st January, 2020 at Lucknow NMCG on 28th January, 2020 for discussion on finalizing a road map towards 'Arth Ganga'. Dr. Anil Joshi gave valuable suggestions on in the presence of Shri Rajiv Garg, Principle Secretary, Environment and how 'Namami Gange' should lead and transform the programme into a Forest, Uttar Pradesh and PCCF (Forests) and attended by all DFOs of sustainable and viable economic development model - Arth Ganga to Ganga district in Uttar Pradesh. integrate people for Ganga Rejuvenation.

Shri U.P. Singh, Secretary DoWR, RD & GR inspected 14MLD STP and Shri Sisir Kumar Ratho, DDG, NMCG met District magistrates, Municipal 68MLD JagjitpurSTP in Haridwar and 26MLD STP Lakkad Ghat and Commissioners, CDOs, DFOs, other district officials of Prayagraj on 4th 7.5MLD STP Muni - Ki- Reti in Rishikesh on 29th January, 2020. February, 2020 and discussed about functioning of District Ganga Secretary DoWR, RD & GR also reviewed the progress of other ongoing Committee; including Ganga Safety Audit and also emphasized that the works and discussed the timelines for completion of the projects in momentum from the recently held Ganga Yatra in Uttar Pradesh should be Uttarakhand along with officers of SPMG Uttarakhand and Uttarakhand maintained and carried forward to engage with public and stakeholders for joining them in the task of Ganga rejuvenation. Peyjal Nigam.

Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, NMCG welcomed the delegation of German AMrn SatheeshMoU was K s iSundarajan,nged betwe Sren. FinanceShippin gSpecialist, Corporat iWonorld of BankIndia spokeand D iaboutstrict Parliamentarians along with officers of GIZ on 5th February, 2020. DG, Athedm IBRDinist Guaranteeration of Kproductsatwa in during West theBe halfnga lday on workshop 7th Febr onua r6thy, 2Febr020uar foyr, NMCG briefed the German Parliamentarians on efforts being made under p2020rovi dwhiching a mwaseni tattendedies at K byatw developersa Ghat in andWe sinvestorst Benga lfrom. Th eacross proje cthets 'Namami Gange' for Ganga rejuvenation and specifically mentioned about icountrnvolveys anddev especiallylopment othosef Gh aengagedt and pr oinvi sinfrastrion of vuctureariou sdevelopment amenities a t ina the Indo-German collaboration and partnership in this effort. Earlier, the cNamamiost of RGanges. 36 program. Lahks f Theor t hWeorkshop benefit was of vinauguratedisitors and by p iShrilgrim U.Ps .t Singh,o this German Parliamentarians visited Chhat Ghat in Delhi and were briefed on the fSecretaramous Gy hDoWRat in We andst attendedBengal. by Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, NMCG and efforts being taken for rejuvenation of river Yamuna. Shri Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank. 14 National Mission for Clean Ganga

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National Training workshop for Ganga Prahari spearhead team was Shri Mahindra Rajapaksa, Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka visited organised by WII & NMCG. Shri Peeyush Gupta, ARTIS, NMCG introduced Varanasi on 9th February, 2020 particularly Ghats on the banks of river the Namami Gange Flagship program and trained the participants on the Ganga. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka tweeted “ I Had the honor of visiting the sacred river Ganga. I commendPM@narandramodi's Bhuvan Ganga App which allows for reporting of any issue pertaining to the #NamamiGange efforts, not only because of the river's spiritual and cultural Ganga river. significant but also because it is host to approximately 40% of #India population”.

Shri Madhava Kumar R, Sr. Economic Specialist, NMCG co-chaired a session of Shri U.P. Singh, Secretary DoWR, RD & GR, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG 'Infrastructure Water Management' at the International Exhibition and Conference NMCG, Shri Sanjay Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Shri D.P. Mathuria, on Smart and Sustainable City Solution during the Muncipalika Exhibition at ED(Technical), NMCG, Shri Ashok Singh, ED(Projects), NMCG along with senior Bangalore on 13th February, 2020. Shri Madhava Kumar R gave an over view on officers of NMCG and U.P. Government at the day long conference at Saharanpur the infrastructure development projects specially with reference to Hybrid U.P. on 20th February, 2020 on sewage infrastructure and industrial pollution Annuity Model Projects which aim at integrated and sustainable Waste Water projects taken up in Western U.P. Later the delegation visited the Hindon Vatika Treatment and Management along the bankers of river Ganga and its tributaries. site and performed puja at Baba Ghat on Paondhoi river in Saharanpur.

A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG NMCG attended a Ganga Swachhata Mission for Clean Ganga, State Programme Management Group, Programme 'Operation Ganga' organized by Ganga Task Force at Assi Uttarakhand and Indorama Charitable Trust on 17th February, 2020 for Ghat in Varanasi on 25th February, 2020 which saw various colorful development of Ghats and crematoria in Badarinath and Gangotari involving displays by the personnel of 137 CETF Battalion of Ganga Task Force a cost of Rs. 26.64 Crores. The MoU was signed in the presence of Hon'ble engaged in multiple activities related to Ganga Rejuvenation. This event Minister Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Shri U.P. Singh, was also attended by Major General D.A. Chaturvedi (ADG Territorial Secretary DoWR, RD & GR and Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG NMCG. Army).

An exhibition of National Mission for Clean Ganga was inaugurated by Prof. Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG NMCG distributed the prizes to winners of Vijay P. Singh, Texas A & M University, USA and Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Online Story Map Competition 2020: Launching of Ganga living Atlas on Director, IIT Roorkee on 26th February, 2020 during the 'Water Conclave' 24th February,2020 in the presence of Shri Santosh Kumar Mall, organized by IIT Roorkee from 26th to 28th February, 2020 which was Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan and Shri Agendra Kumar, attended by experts and researchers in the field of Water Conservation and President – ESRI. This award was given to students of various Kendriya Water Management. Vidyalays who had participated in the first ever online quest held in 2019. 15 NATIONAL MISSION OF CLEAN GANGA

Magazine MULTI LEVEL DISPLAYS Namami Gange at World Urban Forum, Abu Dhabi (8th to 13th February 2020) A unique pavilion of Namami Gange showcasing the culture and heritage of India and various development works undertaken by NMCG was set up at 10th World Urban Forum (WUF10), Ahu Dhabi organised by UN Habitat. It is an important global event in which more than 100 countries participated with all global experts on urbanisation, SDGs and New urban agenda. NMCG also participated with the aim to draw attention on River Cities and how it is crucial to have integrated approach to cities and River.

Glimpses from NMCG Exhibition Pavilion at WUF, Abu Dhabi On 9th February 2020, Namami Gange pavilion was inaugurated by Indian Ambassador to UAE Shri Pawan Kapur in the presence of several other delegates and NMCG team. Several Minister, representatives from different countries visited and acknowledged the efforts being made for river rejuvenation. Several experts discussed in detail and many expressed interest in learning from NMCG’s experience and some would like to visit river Ganga in their next visit to India. Namami Gange also organised a side event in the forum and panel discussion on topic ‘Ganga: Re-connecting River, City and People’. This exhibition was set up in partnership with SPA ,Delhi, NIUA ,INTACH and WRI.

Namami Gange pavilion was inaugurated Team NMCG at Abu Dhabi WUF NMCG at discussion session at WUF by Indian Ambassador to UAE Shri Pawan Kapur

Municipalika, Bangalore 16th Municipalika organized the "City Development Investment Conclave" which covered the new and innovative options available from the banking sector, development financing institutions, housing financing institutions, multilateral funding, international investments, etc. It is India’s premier show on safe & sustainable city solutions which commenced on 12th February at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru. National Mission For Clean Ganga ( NMCG ) got Best Display Booth Award and Excellence Award at Municipallika 2020 - the 16th International Exhibition & Sustainable City Solutions at palace ground, Bealuru-12,13&14 February 2020. The 16th International Exhibition & Sustainable City Solutions was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa, and other dignitaries on 12 feb 2020. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa and Minister of Urban Development, Govt of Karnataka, Sh. B.A. Basavaraja visited the Namami Gange pavilion at the exhibition along with President -Good Governance India Foundation, Sh. V. Suresh and other dignitaries and appreciated the Works.

Team NMCG Received Award at Municipalika, Bangalore

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa visited NMCG Pavilion NMCG hosted a Technical Session at Municipalika, Bangalore

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Maghi Purnima Mela, Rajmahal (Jharkhand) Maghi Purnima Mela iwas celebrated in Rajmahal town, District Sahibganj (Jharkhand) by the people of Jharkhand from February 09, 2020 to February 16, 2020. The festival was formally inaugurated by Sh. Rameshwar Uranv (Finance Minister, State Government Jharkhand), Sh. Alamgir Alam (Rural Development Minister, State Government Jharkhand), Sh. Badal Patralekh (Agriculture Minister, State Government Jharkhand) and Sh. Mithilesh Thakur (Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister, State Government Jharkhand). The festival is famous as Adiwasi Kumbh (Tribal Kumbh) in which people of Adiwasi community gather, take holy bath in River Ganga and perform their rituals. On the occasion, representatives of SPMG, Ranchi, JUIDCO, PMC and Annu Infra Construct (I) Pvt. Ltd. took part and made people aware about importance & cleanliness of Holy river Ganga. The Ministers of state also inaugurated Ganga Gram of Sahibganj district.

Inauguration of Festival Arrival of visitors through Waterways

17 GHAT SERIES Magazine Bihar and Jharkhand NMCG has taken up extensive Ghats and Crematoria development exercise along the bank of River Ganga in Bihar and Jharkhand. The exercise aims at redevelopment of Ghats & Crematorium and to provide better amenities like Changing Room, Rest Room , Benches Drinking water facilities and railings etc. for the visitors and pilgrims. A total of 48 Ghats & 7 Crematoria have been developed /Redeveloped in Bihar and Jharkhand with the total cost of Rs. 213.89 Crore . All the Ghats & Crematoria in these 2 states are nearing completion . Till now 20 Ghats and 3 Crematoria have been completed . Bihar Jharkhand

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Temple Renovation Maskalaiya Ghat at Kusum Ghat St Xavier Ghat Festival

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GOLDEN MAHASEER

Golden Mahaseer (Tor putitora) has been reported from across the Himalayan region and elsewhere in south and southeast Asia. In India, the species is found in the Himalayan river systems of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir. In Uttarakhand, it has been reported from the Nayar, Mandal, Khoh and Sharda rivers. It is also found in the Song-Ganga river con uence.In the Ganga River, it is restricted to the upper stretches within an elevation range of 70-1891m asl. Putitor mahaseers are large cyprinids and are known to be the toughest freshwater sport fish. It can attain a maximum length of 2.75 m and weighs 54 kg. The body colour of an adult is golden on dorsal side and fins are reddish-yellow. It is characterized by large scales and thick powerful lips with relatively longer barbels The species inhabit montane and sub-montane regions, in streams and rivers with rocky bottom, riverine pools and lakes. It is a column feeder in freshwater, found in pH ranges 7.4-7.9 and in subtropical condition 13°C - 30°C. It is omnivorous, feeds on insects, algae, macrophytes, rotifers, small fish and crustaceans. It is potamodromous (migrating within freshwaters) and migrates upstream from the main river to the tributaries for spawning during the pre-monsoon and monsoon and return during October-November. The fish breeds in shallow water regions and the fry hide themselves under big boulders near the banks. The adult fish prefer deeper pools. Currently the species is declining rapidly from its natural habitat due to urbanization, illegal encroachment, over- fishing and chemical and physical alterations of their natural habitats due to the growing number of hydroelectric and irrigation projects.

SCIENTIFIC VERNACULAR NAME IUCN RED LIST NAME Endangered Tor Putitora Mahaseer, Chadu, Corchula, Putitor

INDIAN WILD IMPORTANT AREAS LIFE BIOGEOGRAPHIC ALONG THE PROVINCES GANGA RIVER (PROTECTION) West Himalaya (2B) Upper stretch ACT, 1972 of the river Not listed

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