<span style="color: #222222;">Fifty projects have been completed and 43 new projects were sanctioned under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) last year amounting to over 2000 crore rupees. <br />''<br />''The NMCG is the flagship programme of the Central Government with the objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation, and rejuvenation of the National River Ganga. <br />''<br />''The Jal Shakti Ministry said, in December 2022, Namami Ganga Mission was recognised as one of the top ten initiatives of the World Restoration Flagship of the UN Decade. The Ministry said, 176 sewerage infrastructure projects have been sanctioned in the Ganga Basin for the creation of over 5000 million litres per day treatment capacity and over 5000 kilometer sewer network till date.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the National Ganga Council meeting last month through video conference in Kolkata. During the meeting, Mr. Modi emphasised ways to enhance various forms of herbal farming along the Ganga.</span><br />