NMCG integrates Nature-based Solutions: two pilot constructed wetlands for urban drains and related training
NMCG has begun two constructed wetland pilots on urban drains and expanded training on Nature-based Solutions for river restoration.
AI generatedWhat happened
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has started integrating Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into river rejuvenation through the Sustainable River Rejuvenation (SRR) programme. The current focus is on two pilot constructed wetlands for urban drains — one at the Shastri Park Drain and one at the Kailash Nagar Drain — with a combined treatment capacity of about 10 MLD, both discharging into the Yamuna.
Why this matters
UPSC may ask how constructed wetlands and other Nature-based Solutions complement conventional sewage treatment, what their limits are, and how inter-agency coordination affects river restoration outcomes in the Ganga and Yamuna basins.