River Devika Project

• North India’s first river rejuvenation project ‘Devika’ is in the final stages and it will be soon dedicated to the nation.
• Built on the lines of ‘Namami Ganga’, the project was launched by the Prime Minister in February 2019.
• Besides a Liquid Waste Management Project, a Solid Waste Management (SWM) project will also be constructed under Devika Rejuvenation Project.

ABOUT DEVIKA RIVER

• Devika river is considered the sister of the sacred river Ganga, and it has a great religious significance.
• It originates from the hilly Suddha Mahadev temple in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir and flows down westward towards Pakistan, where it merges with the Ravi River.
• In the Nilmat Puran that was written in the 7th century by Nela Muni, it is mentioned that the Devika River is a manifestation of the mother Goddess Parwati herself to benefit the people of Mader Desha that covers areas between river Ravi and Chenab.