In news– The Union Minister for Jal Shakti has launched the PRAYAG platform during 11th meeting of the Empowered Task Force (ETF) of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in New Delhi.
About the platform-
- PRAYAG which stands for Platform for Real-time Analysis of Yamuna, Ganga and their Tributaries at National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) office in New Delhi.
- Prayag is a Real Time Monitoring Centre for planning and monitoring of projects, river water quality, etc. through various online dashboards such as Ganga Tarang Portal, Jajmau Plant through Online Drone Data, PMT Tool Dashboard, Ganga Districts Performance Monitoring System, etc.
What is the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)?
- It is an integrated conservation mission, approved as flagship programme by the Union Government in June 2014 to accomplish the twin objectives of
- Effective abatement of pollution.
- Conservation and rejuvenation of the national river Ganga. .
- MCG was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
- It acted as the implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) under Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986.
- NGRBA was replaced by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council) in 2016.
Further reading: https://journalsofindia.com/national-mission-for-clean-ganga-nmcg/
Source: PIB
