In India, the Ganga River Basin is the largest river basin, covering around 26% of country’s land area, hosting about 43% of India’s population (around 520 million) and contributing 28% of India’s water resources. The Government of India has brought in a long-term perspective with a proper institutional framework and created an integrated mission named National Mission for Clean Ganga as an implementing authority of the Namami Gange Program - a flagship program for holistic protection, conservation, and rejuvenation of the Ganga River. In 2015, the "Namami Gange"— Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission programme was launched with an indicative cost of 20,000 crores, as an umbrella programme with an aim to integrate previous and currently ongoing projects and new initiatives planned as its part. Explore More