The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved a series of major research and infrastructure projects to enhance river management and pollution control across the Ganga basin.

The 67th Executive Committee meeting, chaired by Rajeev Kumar Mital, focused on data-driven planning, climate resilience, and river rejuvenation. Among the projects, NMCG sanctioned studies on glacier retreat and the Ganga's digital twin, alongside cutting-edge monitoring tools like SONAR and AI. Pollution-control initiatives include a Rs 361.86 crore project to clean the Mahananda River in West Bengal, featuring sewage treatment plants and a new drain management system.

Additionally, the committee approved pollution abatement measures for the Yamuna River in Delhi. The project includes 25 interception structures, two STPs of 27 MLD and 22 MLD, and a network of pumps, under a hybrid annuity-based PPP model. It supports Yamuna rejuvenation by conveying treated sewage to the river, as the plan includes diverting untreated flows from the Jahangirpuri drain, constructing new pumping stations, installing rising mains and RCC channels, and building truss bridges for drain crossings to ensure safe discharge of treated effluent.