Ministry/Department: Ministry of Water Resources
Objective: To develop the villages located along the main stem of river Ganga which have historic, cultural, and religious and/or tourist importance
Scheme:
- Under the “Namami Gange” Programme
- Encompass comprehensive rural sanitation, development of water bodies and river ghats, construction/ modernization of crematoria etc
- Make the village open defecation free
- Abate direct discharge of untreated liquid wastewater from such villages into river Ganga
- Facilitate adequate infrastructure for crematoria
- Develop proper solid waste disposal facilities in order to avoid any pollution to river Ganga
- Promote better sanitation practices in the villages through IEC activities.