Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to include Ganga conservation and related subjects in the curriculum of secondary education, making UP the first state in the country to do so.
On the initiative of the Namami Gange department, the UP Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) has accepted the proposal to include Ganga conservation subject at both high school and intermediate level.
Following this, a proposal to include Ganga conservation and prevention of water pollution in the curriculum has been prepared and the UPSEB has sent it to a committee of Hindi experts for consideration. Once the committee approves the proposal, the subject will be included in the syllabus.
With this, students here will learn ways to save the holy water of the Ganga from getting polluted and the journey of the Ganga from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.
Yogi’s decision to link Ganga cleanliness campaign with the youth is to spread Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concept of ‘Nirmal and Aviral Ganga’ among children. The initiative, said officials, will not only enhance the knowledge of children, but will also give a new momentum to the Ganga cleanliness.
The Namami Gange and the state government’s rural water supply department have directed the secondary education department to implement new courses and activities related to the Ganga pollution in schools and also make it compulsory for students to take part in Ganga cleanliness.