Fig. 7: Many firsts related to the project

Fig. 7: Many firsts related to the project

These models will further provide valuable information for urban river planning and management, besides identifying and regulating the baseline of river flood plains for their restoration and preservation. The use of advanced Geospatial technologies has enabled the identification of the river basin topography in several key stretches, making it easy for policymakers to analyse the information strategically and improve their decision-making processes.

Contact Information

Contact Person-cum-author: Designation: Organization Name: Email: Telephone: Co-author: Designation: Organization Name: Email: Telephone: Co-author: Designation: Organization Name: Email: Telephone: Shri Peeyush Gupta

Real-Time Information Specialist NMCG, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi peeyush.gupta@nmcg.nic.in 011-23072900

Shri G Asok Kumar

Director General NMCG, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi dg@nmcg.nic.in 011-23049528

Shri D.P. Mathuria

Executive Director (Technical) NMCG, Ministry of Jal Shakti, New Delhi ed-technical@nmcg.nic.in 011-23072900

Alignment with the IGIF Strategic Pathways

S.no IGIF Strategic pathway Remarks

SP1 Governance and Institutions The Namami Gange Programme is an integrated conservation mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government of India. Under the programme a clear institutional arrangement has been laid out at the central and state level for overseeing the execution of the programme using geospatial information. The data produced in the programme has a clear-cut value proposition for multi-stakeholder users.

SP2 Legal and Policy The River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection & Management) Authorities Order 2016 under Environment (Protection) Act 1986 has granted NMCG the much-needed statutory backing to implement the mission and achieve the desired outcomes. The NMCG and its legal framework have been crucial in promoting cooperation at the basin level and ensuring a progressive approach to G-Governance.

SP3 Financial

SP4 Data The success of the programme rests on the effective utilisation of Geospatial Information. The data curation, maintenance, dissemination and utilisation models have been well defined and in operation with the active involvement of multiple stakeholders.

A clear financial model has been established for the programme, including the management of geospatial information. The Central Government has approved the project for The World Bank’s assistance for abatement of pollution of river Ganga at an estimated cost of USD 0.9 billion. The Bank will support the Government of India by providing technical assistance and financing of US $ 1 billion. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is supporting one project on Ganga in Varanasi worth USD 0.062 billion. Further, a detailed business model has been laid out for the project between the centre and the state government, which is on a shared basis.

SP7 Partnerships Several cross-sector and interdisciplinary cooperation has been set up for the programme of this scale. The private industry too has been actively engaged in the delivery of geospatial solutions. Likewise, the programme has international collaborative partnerships with the United Nations Development Program, UN-Habitat, United Nations Environment Program, European Union, and several Memorandum of Understandings have been signed with South Korea, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Israel and Norway.