A decade after Namami Gange was launched, questions remain over whether ₹43,060 crore has made the Ganga cleaner. A Bloomberg investigation flags persistent pollution, while the government defends its progress, citing improved water quality in some stretches and expanded sewage-treatment capacity.
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