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

Deforestation along the banks to develop ghats

The correct answer is Option (4) → Deforestation along the banks to develop ghats

Deforestation is not an objective of the Namami Gange Programme. In fact, the programme promotes afforestation and ecological restoration along the riverbanks to improve the health of the Ganga ecosystem. 

Namami Gange Programme

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:

a. developing sewerage treatment systems in towns, 

b. monitoring of industrial effluents, 

c. development of river front,

c. afforestation along the bank to increase biodiversity,

d. cleaning of the river surface,

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

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