Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas

Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas will be observing by the National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) on May 02, 2017. The Ganga Swacchta Sankalp is not at one place, instead of it will be observing at different 12 location, namely- Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj, Kolkata, Raj Ghat (Hardoi), Bithoor, Srinagar ( Uttarakhand), Vidhur Kuti (Bijnor) and Devprayag.National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) will be observing

Location: main at Vidhur kuti, Srinagar at other 30 locations

Organised by: Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Objective of Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas

to spread awareness and evoke active involvement of the masses through Ganga Swachhta Sankalp

to develop a sense of pride and ownership among citizens to engender support for Namami Gange programme

reiterating their commitment to Swachh Ganga through a series of events like Swachhta sandesh rally, Shram daan, plantation, Swachhta sankalp etc.

Ganga Vichaar Manch, Local NGOs and other volunteer would also be organised the event at more that 30 other locations at a time. But the Main event would be attended by the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti at Vidhur Kuti, Srinagar and Devprayag. Events at other locations will be attended by the various central and state level minister or other senior officials from different ministries or others.

Ganga Vichar Manch, a volunteer wing of NMCG would execute the aforesaid events in close coordination with State Programme Management Groups, State Government Departments/Agencies, District Administration and other key stakeholders at each location respectively.

Ganga Vichar Manch, a volunteer wing of NMCG would execute the aforesaid events in close coordination with State Programme Management Groups, State Government Departments/Agencies, District Administration and other key stakeholders at each location respectively.

It may be recalled that NMCG observed 16 days long ‘Ganga Swachhta Pakhwada’ along five Ganga Basin States, which was launched at Allahabad on March 16, 2017 and concluded on March 31, 2017 at Haridwar. The pakhwada emerged as a mass movement and witnessed active involvement and participation of various stakeholders. Considering the success and overwhelming response and active participation of various communities in the pakhwada, NMCG is organizing ‘Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas’ on on May 02, 2017.