National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved the 2025 Action Plan under the RCA, aimed at mainstream river-sensitive urban planning in Indian cities.
- The plan encompasses a series of capacity-building programs, knowledge exchange platforms, development of technical tools, etc.
About River Cities Alliance (RCA)
- It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, launched in 2021.
- Objective: strengthen institutional capacity, encourage inter-city collaboration, and support Urban River Management Plans (URMPs).
- RCA has 145 member cities.
- Any river city can join the Alliance at any time.
URMP Framework
- Launched in 2020 by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and NMCG.
- Represents a first-of-its-kind approach to ensure that environmental, economic, and social dimensions are considered in the urban management of rivers.
- Five cities (Kanpur, Ayodhya, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Moradabad, Bareilly) have already created URMPs.
- Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar’s Kham River Restoration Mission was globally recognised by the World Resources Institute’s Ross Center Prize for Cities.
About NMCG
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