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the ‘Namami Gange’ mission in ecosystem being clean, other
the world’s top ten initiatives to livelihood opportunities are
restore the ecosystem. It is even also increasing. Here, I would
more heartening that ‘Namami like to discuss the ‘Jalaj
Gange’ has received this honour Ajeevika Model’, which has been
among 160 such initiatives from prepared keeping biodiversity in
all over the world. mind. This tourism-based Boat
Friends, the biggest Safari has been launched at 26
source of energy behind the locations.
‘Namami Gange’ campaign is Obviously, the spread of
the continuous participation the ‘Namami Gange’ mission,
of the people. In the ‘Namami its scope, has increased much
Gange’ campaign, Ganga more than the cleaning of the
Praharis and Ganga Doots also river. Whereas this evidence
have a big role to play. They is direct proof of our willpower
are engaged in spreading and tireless efforts, on the other
awareness through planting hand, it is also going to show
trees, cleaning ghats, Ganga a new path to the world in the
Aarti, street plays, painting and direction of environmental
poems. A lot of improvement is protection.
also being seen in biodiversity
due to this campaign. There has My dear countrymen,
been a significant increase in when the power of our resolve
the number of different species is strong, even the biggest
of Hilsa fish, Gangetic dolphin challenge becomes easy. The
and turtles. With Ganga’s example of this has been set

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