Current Context : Ganga Utsav 2024 organized recently by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) witnessed  participation from several river cities under the River City Alliance.

About River Cities Alliance

• It was launched in 2021 as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
• It currently includes 145 Indian cities and is open to any river city in India.
• Objective: to enhance sustainable urban river management and promote “river-sensitive” urban planning.
• This contributes to creating water-secure, environmentally healthy cities and integrates rivers as central aspects of urban development​