**Executive Summary**
This document reports on the current progress of the National Mission for Clean Ganga as of October 2025 under the Namami Gange Programme. It outlines the number of sanctioned and completed projects, key observations on water quality, the status of Ganga main stem pollution as per the CPCB report, and disbursements to various states until November 30, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Status (Namami Gange Programme):**
* 513 projects sanctioned at a cost of ₹42,019 crore.
* 344 projects have been completed.
* 216 sewerage infrastructure projects taken up at a cost of ₹34,809 crore.
* Sewage treatment capacity created is 6,561 Million Liters per Day (MLD).
* 138 STP projects completed with a capacity of 3,806 MLD.
* **Water Quality Monitoring:**
* CPCB monitors water quality at 112 locations across five Ganga main-stem states.
* pH & Dissolved Oxygen (DO) meet bathing criteria at all locations.
* Water quality conforms to bathing criteria w.r.t. Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in the entire stretch in Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar & West Bengal, except in specific locations in Uttar Pradesh.
* **Polluted River Stretch (PRS) Comparison (2018 vs 2025):**
* Uttarakhand: Haridwar to Sultanpur stretch improved and removed from PRS.
* Uttar Pradesh: Kannauj to Varanasi stretch partially improved.
* Bihar: Buxar to Bhagalpur, marginal pollution remains.
* Jharkhand: No PRS.
* West Bengal: Improved.
* **Biomonitoring:**
* Biological water quality (BWQ) ranged from ‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’.
* **Dolphin Population:**
* Increased from 2500-3000 (2009) to around 6327 individuals (2021-2023).
* **Financial Information:**
* Budgetary allocations for Namami Gange Programme (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25): ₹11,100 crore.
* Annexure contains state-wise disbursement details until November 30, 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB):**
* **Impact:** Responsible for monitoring the quality of water along the Ganga and producing reports on Polluted River Stretches.
* **Action Required:** To continue monitoring and reporting activities.
**State Governments (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal):**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the implementation of the Namami Gange Programme, financial assistance, and addressing pollution challenges in the Ganga and its tributaries.
* **Action Required:** Implementation of State specific projects/interventions under the Namami Gange Programme.
**General Public/Citizens along the Ganga:**
* **Impact:** Benefits from improved water quality, a healthier river ecosystem, and increased dolphin populations.
* **Action Required:** No action specified in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Namami Gange Programme: Flagship program by the Government to clean and rejuvenate the river Ganga.
Ministry of Jal Shakti: The Indian government ministry responsible for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation.
Ganga: The river which is the focus of the pollution remediation efforts.
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): The Indian government body responsible for water quality monitoring of the river Ganga.
Uttarakhand: One of the main-stem states through which the Ganga flows, and is subject to pollution remediation efforts.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
CURRENT PROGRESS OF THE NATIONAL
MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA
प्रव तथ: 08 DEC 2025 3:25PM by PIB Delhi
Under Namami Gange Programme, as of October 2025, a total of 513 projects have been sanctioned at a
cost of ₹ 42,019 crore, out of which 344 projects have been completed. The majority of the projects
pertain to creation of sewage infrastructure as the untreated domestic/industrial wastewater is the main
source of pollution in the river. Under the Programme, a total of 216 number of sewerage infrastructure
projects costing ₹ 34,809 crores have been taken up for remediation of polluted river areas with treatment
capacity of 6,561 Million Liters per Day (MLD). Of which, 138 STP projects with a capacity of 3,806
MLD have been completed and made operational.
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), carries out manual water quality monitoring of the river Ganga
at 112 locations across five Ganga main-stem States- Uttarakhand-19; Uttar Pradesh-41; Bihar-33;
Jharkhand-04; and West Bengal-15.
As per CPCB report on Polluted River Stretch (PRS) 2025 following information about Ganga main stem
pollution is available:
Ganga Main Stem – State-wise Comparison (2018 vs 2025)
State 2018 Polluted Priority 2025 Priority Trend/Observation
Stretch Polluted
(2018) (2025)
Stretch
Uttarakhand Haridwar→Sultanpur IV No PRS — Improved and PRS
stretch removed
Uttar Kannauj →Varanasi IV Bijnor → IV / V Partially improved
Pradesh Tarighat
Bihar Buxar to Bhagalpur V Bhagalpur V Marginal pollution
D/S → remains
Khalgaon
D/S
Jharkhand No PRS — No PRS — —West Triveni →Diamond III Baharampore V improved
Bengal →Diamond
Harbour
Harbour
Based on the water quality data (median values) of the river Ganga for the year 2025 (January to August),
the following observations are made.
i. pH & Dissolved Oxygen (DO) are the most critical parameters of river health. The pH & DO of
River Ganga meet the required norms for bathing criteria at all the locations of River Ganga.
ii. Water quality of river Ganga is conforming with the bathing criteria w.r.t. Bio-chemical Oxygen
Demand (BOD) in the entire stretch of river Ganga in Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Bihar & West
Bengal, except the following locations/stretches:
Farrukhabad to Purana Rajapur, Kanpur.
Dalmau, Raibareilly.
D/s Mirzapur to Tarighat, Ghazipur (except two locations namely U/s Varanasi, After confluence
Gomti & U/s Ghazipur) in Uttar Pradesh.
As per the biomonitoring conducted during 2024-25 at 50 locations along river Ganga and its tributaries
and 26 locations along River Yamuna and its tributaries, the biological water quality (BWQ)
predominantly ranged from ‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’. The presence of diverse benthic macro-invertebrate
species indicates the ecological potential of the rivers to sustain aquatic life.
The population of dolphins in the river Ganga has shown a marked increase over the past decade. From
an estimated baseline of 2500 to 3000 individuals in 2009, the population rose to approximately 3500 in
2015 and further to around 6327 individuals as per the nationwide survey conducted during 2021-2023.
This represents more than a twofold increase since 2009. In the Ganga basin the 2021-2023 assessment
across 17 tributaries confirmed dolphin presence in multiple rivers where they were previously
unrecorded, such as the Rupnarayan, Girwa, Kauriyala, Baba, Rapti, Bagmati, Mahananda, Ken, Betwa,
and Sind.
Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the
State Government in addressing the challenges of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries (including
river Yamuna) by providing financial and technical assistance under Namami Gange Programme.
The budgetary allocations (Revised Estimates) for the Namami Gange Programme during last 5 years
[from financial year (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2024-25] are ₹ 11,100 crore. However, no State-wise allocation
is made under the Namami Gange Programme.
The amount disbursed for implementation of State specific projects/interventions under the Namami
Gange Programme during last five years (i.e. FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) and in current financial year
till 30 November 2025, compiled State-wise, is enclosed at Annexure.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ
BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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ND
(Rajya Sabha USQ 888)
ANNEXUREDisbursements under Namami Gange Program, compiled State-wise, in the last five Financial Years (FY
2020-21 to 2024-25) and in the current Financial Year (up to 30 November 2025)
A. Ganga main stem States
(Rs. in crore)
State Amount
Uttarakhand 735
Uttar Pradesh 4370
Bihar 2691
Jharkhand 277
West Bengal 1197
B. Other States in Ganga basin
(Rs. in crore)
State Amount
Madhya Pradesh 68
Delhi 916
Rajasthan 50
Himachal Pradesh 4
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