Ganga Amantran Abhiyan

Recently, Jal Shakti Minister launched the ‘Ganga Amantran Abhiyan’, a month-long exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition, covering nearly 2,500 kilometers from Devprayag in Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal.

Features of the Project

• This was the first ever effort by the National Mission for Clean Ganga to raft across the entire stretch of the river and also the longest ever social campaign undertaken through an adventure sporting activity to spread the message of river rejuvenation and water conservation on a massive scale.
• The expedition drew attention to the ecological challenges being faced by the Ganga.
• It covered the five Ganga ....