"The NMCG was turned into an authority last year but it has been a fledgling body and not much has happened after the NGRBA was dissolved. The programme lost its momentum since," an official in Water Resources Ministry rued.The Union Cabinet had approved River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order in September last year. This paved way for replacing the NGRBA with National Ganga Council.The NGRBA was hence dissolved effective from October, 2016. "Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat met Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti earlier this week to discuss the programme. "Bharti is set to hold parleys with new UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Source: Economic Times April 07, 2017 14:48 UTC