CAG: Namami Gange Fails in Uttarakhand Despite Rs 1,000 Cr Funding

• CAG report highlights Namami Gange programme's failure to achieve desired results in Uttarakhand.
• Implementing agencies are blamed for irregularities despite Rs 1,000 crore central funding (2018-2023).
• Issues include defective STP designs, poor maintenance, untrapped drains, and waste dumping near rivers.
• Forestry Interventions for Ganga (FIG) utilized only 16% (Rs 144.27 crore) of its Rs 885.91 crore budget.
• Sluggish physical progress led to the scheme failing its rejuvenation objectives.