The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, GOI is taking
up investigation works towards the objective of clean Ganga. In this regard, the ministry has
directed to National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee for collection and compilation of detailed
information regarding rivers and drains discharging in River Ganga within the state of
Uttarakhand vide e-mail (Subject: NMCG 118 River Front Points identified) dated 03.12.2014.
The purpose of this information is to identify and prepare plan for river front development plan.
15 river front towns have been identified in Uttarakhand. In this regard, Director NIH vide letter
no. 15/18/2011-NIH/Dir dated Dec. 04, 2104 constituted 12 groups (Annexure 1) to visit the
respective cities and collect the requisite information in the prescribed format.
