Context:-Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday started a training programme to prepare eco-skilled Ganga mitras (friends of Ganga) under National Mission for Clean Ganga. . The university will train 200 volunteers as Ganga mitras in the next six months, and it may be further replicated at other places also depending upon the success of the initiative

About Ganga Gram project:

• Ganga Gram vision is an integrated approach for holistic development of villages situated on the banks of River Ganga with active participation of the villagers.
• The objectives of Ganga Gram Project include solid and liquid waste management, renovation of ponds and water resources, water conservation projects, organic farming, horticulture, and promotion of medicinal plants.

About Namami Gange Programme:

• Namami Gange programme was launched as a mission to achieve the target of cleaning river Ganga in an effective manner with the unceasing involvement of all stakeholders, especially five major Ganga basin States – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The programme envisages: River Surface Cleaning, Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure, River Front Development, Bio-Diversity, Afforestation and Public Awareness.

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

1. NMCG is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
2. NMCG has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee (both are headed by Director General, NMCG).
3. Executive Committee is authorized to accord approval for all projects up to Rs. 1000 crore.
4. Similarly, the State Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) acts as implementing arm of State Ganga Committees. It attempts to bring all stakeholders on one platform to take a holistic approach towards the task of Ganga cleaning and rejuvenation.