PM Modi forgot his Clear Ganga assure, his govt solely cheated Ma Ganga: Kharge
A November 2024 reply to a query within the Rajya Sabha exhibits that 38 per cent of Namami Gange initiatives are nonetheless pending, the Congress president identified.
He claimed 82 per cent of the overall allotted funds had been to be spent to construct Sewage Remedy Crops (STPs) however 39 per cent of these have nonetheless not been accomplished. These which are accomplished aren’t even operational, Kharge claimed.
Referring to a reply given by the federal government in Rajya Sabha, he stated that in Uttar Pradesh 75 per cent of the drains that had been purported to go to STPs have been discharging their effluents instantly into the Ganga.
Asserting that 3513.16 MLD sewage was being dumped into the river, Kahrge stated, “Guidelines haven’t been adopted in 97 per cent of the STPs. (November 2024).”
“Bihar — 46 per cent of STPs aren’t operational; relaxation don’t meet faecal coliform ranges (October 2024). West Bengal: 40 STPs not purposeful; 95 per cent don’t meet NGT norms; 76.16 per cent don’t adjust to MoEF norms (March 2024),” he stated.
In November 2024, the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal expressed robust displeasure over the administration’s “failure” to keep up the cleanliness of the Ganga in Varanasi, Modi’s parliamentary constituency, the Congress chief stated.
“Whereas reprimanding, the tribunal even recommended {that a} board be put in on the river financial institution, stating that the Ganga water within the metropolis just isn’t secure for bathing.
