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Source: The post is based on the article “DHARA – Annual Meeting Of Members Of The River Cities Alliance” published in PIB on 15th February 2023
What is the News?
DHARA, the annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance(RCA) has been concluded.
What is DHARA?
DHARA stands for Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers.
It is an annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance(RCA).
It is being organized by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA).
What is River Cities Alliance(RCA)?
Launched in: 2021
Purpose: It is a dedicated platform for river cities to ideate, discuss and exchange information for sustainable management of urban rivers.
Implementation: It is being implemented by a partnership of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Members: The alliance was started with 30 cities in 2021 and currently has 95 cities as members across India.
– Note: It includes cities from both the Ganga basin and non-Ganga basin states.
Themes: The alliance focuses on three broad themes-Networking, Capacity Building and Technical Support.
