Watch | Meet the army of volunteers who protect the GangaJune 02, 2023 06:24 pm | Updated 06:33 pm ISTFor centuries, the holy river Ganga has been a symbol of spirituality, purity and life itself. But today, the Ganga is considered to be the fifth most polluted river in the world. In 2014, the government of India launched Namami Gange, a flagship project aimed to clean the river Ganga, its ecosystem and the villages around the banks. In 2016, the Ganga Prahari programme was launched by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Wildlife Institute of India under the Namami Gange programme. The program involves an army of 4000 volunteers spread across 100 districts of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.

Source: The Hindu June 02, 2023 22:07 UTC