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Aug 17, 2022
New Delhi, August 17 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), along with the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised an event ‘Yamuna Par Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Water sports club in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presided over the event. Secretary of Jal Shakti Ministry Pankaj Kumar, Director General of NMCG, G. Asok Kumar and other senior officials were also present in the event. Shekhawat also received guard of honour by BSF personnel. He also hoisted Tiranga—the national flag to mark the event. Director General for NMCG, G Asok Kumar, launched a number of new initiatives under the Arth-Ganga concept. These included the virtual launch of the Jalaj initiative by the Minister for Jal Shakti at 26 locations. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the NMCG and the Sahakar Bharati to achieve the vision of a sustainable and viable economic development through public participation, creation and strengthening of local cooperatives directing their cooperation towards realizing the mandate of Arth Ganga. A tourism related portal, ImAvatar was also launched to promote livelihood opportunities along the Ganga basin by promoting the Arth Ganga initiative through tourism. The event "Yamuna Par Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" ended with captivating musical performances by school students. The winners of the Ganga Quest 2022 were felicitated on the occasion and the new River Champ course was launched on the Continuous Learning and Activity Portal....
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