✅Launched:2019.
✅It was launched under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
✅Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti.
✅Objectives: Project Devika aims to rejuvenate the Devika River.

Salient Features of Project Devika:

✅Under the project, bathing “ghats” (places) on the banks of the Devika River will be developed.
✅Further, the encroachments will be removed, and natural water bodies will be restored.
✅The catchment areas will also be developed along with cremation grounds.
✅The Liquid Waste Management Project involves creating a network of pipes and manholes connecting households under the Project. (Cleaning of River Ganga)
✅A Solid Waste Management Project is additionally planned to further enhance the river’s restoration.
✅The project also includes the construction of three sewage treatment plants, the development of two cremation ghats, protection fencing and landscaping, small hydropower plants, and three solar power plants.

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