Why Is Ganga Polluted Despite Spending ₹11,000 cr?: BJP MP Varun Gandhi
Mumbai: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday raised questions on the success of the ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Raising questions about the success of the scheme, Gandhi also asked who was accountable for the condition of the river.
“Ganga hamaare liye sirf nadee nahin, maa hai. Karodon deshavaasiyon ke jeevan, dharm aur astitv ka aadhaar hai Maa Ganga. Isliye Namami Gange par Rs 20,000 karod ka budget bana. (Ganga is not just a river for us, (she) is (our) mother. Mother Ganga is the basis of life, religion and the existence of crores of countrymen. That is why a budget of Rs 20,000 crore was allocated for Namami Gange),” Gandhi said in a tweet.
“Rs 11,000 karod kharch ke baavajood pradooshan kyon? Ganga toh jeevandaayinee hai, phir gande paani ke kaaran machhliyon ki maut kyon? Javaabadehee kiski? (Why is it polluted despite spending Rs 11,000 crore? Ganga is a life giver, then why are fishes dying (here) because of dirty water? Whose accountability?),” Gandhi asked.
https://twitter.com/varungandhi80/status/1551782280234160128?s=20&t=c7Uv7CZxXVShkPiuDrN2Vg
The Namami Gange programme, which comes under the Jal Shakti Ministry headed by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, was launched by the government in 2014-15. The government had allocated Rs 20,000 crore for the scheme for the 2015-2020 period.
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