Adityanath lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating a separate ministry for cleaning of the river.
"The current government at the Centre is working with a sense of attachment to maintain the cleanliness and ever- flowing nature of the river," Adityanath said today while flagging off the 'Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra' undertaken by the homeguards of UP police here.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Namami Gange Pariyojana in July 2014 to maintain the ever-flowing nature of Ganga from Gangotri to Gangasagar and Rs 20,000 crore have been earmarked. To give more strength to the PM's efforts, more than 1.30 core saplings were planted. As many as 1,627 villages situated on the banks of river Ganga have been made open-defecation free," he said.
The UP government is working on an effective programme to ensure cleanliness of various rivers, and help from the Centre will be sought to complete the programme, he said.
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He appealed to people to undertake plantation programmes on the banks of river Ganga.
He urged that all stakeholders should take a pledge to keep Ganga clean and said that in 2019, Ardh Kumbh, will be held at the Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river.
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