The United Nations (UN) recognized the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate India’s sacred River Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to revive the natural world. Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, Namami Gange received this award at a function in the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada on 14th December 2022, the World Restoration Day.
- The Namami Gange will now be eligible to receive UN support, funding, or technical expertise.
- The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) also won the “Public Water Agency of the Year” in the Global Water Awards, 2019 by Global Water Intelligence 3.
- The documentary ‘Ganga: River from the Skies’ co-produced with National Geographic India, received awards under 3 categories- Best Documentary, Best Current Affairs, and Best Natural History or Wildlife Programme- in the Asian Academy Creative Awards, 2022.
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