Which is NOT the objective of 'Namami Gange' programme?

Development of Ganga Grams in Himachal Pradesh

The correct answer is Option (3) → Development of Ganga Grams in Himachal Pradesh

The Union Government has launched the ‘Namami Gange Programme’ with the following objectives:

a. developing sewerage treatment systems in towns,

b. monitoring of industrial effluents, 

c. development of river front, 

d. afforestation along the bank to increase biodiversity, 

e. cleaning of the river surface,

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

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