Tag: ‘PRAYAG Platform’

SATHI Portal SATHI portal and new Mobile App launched by Union Government Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the SATHI portal and Mobile App to deal with the challenges faced by farmers related to seed production, quality seed identification, and seed certification. Objective: Designed to curb the sale of spurious seeds and ensure that quality seeds reach farmers. SATHI- Seed Traceability, Authentication, and Holistic Inventory. 'PRAYAG Platform' PRAYAG stands for Platform for Real time Analysis of Yamuna, Ganga and their Tributaries Prayag is a real time monitoring centre for planning and monitoring of projects, river water quality, etc. through various online dashboards such as Ganga Tarang Portal, Ganga Districts Performance Monitoring System, etc. Launched by: Ministry of Jal Shakti, Under the ambit of Namami Gange Programme. About Namami Gange Programme: Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga. It is being operated under the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The program is being implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterpart organizations i.e State Program Management Groups (SPMGs). NMCG is the implementation wing of National Ganga Council (set in 2016; which replaced the National Ganga River Basin Authority - NGRBA). The main pillars of the programme are: Sewage Treatment Infrastructure River Front Development River Surface Cleaning Biodiversity Afforestation Public Awareness Industrial Effluent Monitoring Ganga Gram