<P> The program has a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for the next 5 years . This is a significant four-fold increase over the expenditure in the past 30 years (Government of India incurred an overall expenditure of approximately Rs. 4000 crore on this task since 1985). The Centre will now take over 100% funding of various activities / projects under this program . Taking a leaf from the unsatisfactory results of the earlier Ganga Action Plans, the Centre now plans to provide for operation and maintenance of the assets for a minimum 10 - year period, and adopt a PPP / SPV approach for pollution hotspots . </P> <P> In an attempt to bolster enforcement the Centre also plans to establish a 4 - battalion Ganga Eco-Task Force, a The program emphasises on improved co-ordination mechanisms between various Ministries / Agencies of Central and State governments . Major infrastructure investments which fall under the original mandate of other ministries viz . Urban Development (UD), Drinking Water & Sanitation (DWS), Environment Forests & Climate Change (EF&CC) etc., will be undertaken in addition . </P> <P>' Namami Gange' will focus on pollution abatement interventions namely Interception, diversion and treatment of waste water flowing through the open drains through bio-remediation / appropriate in - situ treatment / use of innovative technologies / sewage treatment plants (STPs) / effluent treatment plant (ETPs); rehabilitation and augmentation of existing STPs and immediate short term measures for arresting pollution at exit points on river front to prevent inflow of sewage etc . </P> <P> Significantly the approach is underpinned by socio - economic benefits that the program is expected to deliver in terms of job creation, improved livelihoods and health benefits to the vast population that is dependent on the river . </P>

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