Which of the following is NOT the objective of the Namami Gange Programme?

Development of Ganga Gram in Himachal Pradesh

Ganga, as a river, has national importance but the river requires cleaning by effectively controlling the pollution for its water. The Union Government has launched the ‘Namami Gange Programme’ with the following objectives:

• developing sewerage treatment systems in towns,

• monitoring of industrial effluents,

• development of river front

 • afforestation along the bank of increase biodiversity,

• cleaning of the river surface,

• development of ‘Ganga Grams’ in Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, and

• creating public awareness to avoid adding pollutants in to the river even in the form of rituals.