Dolphin Ambulance

• The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the apex body for cleaning the holy river, is going to launch a special dolphin ambulance to rescue injured aquatic animals.

• Cleaning the Ganga also involves preserving its rich biodiversity, especially the endangered dolphins.

• The Ganges dolphin, marked as the national aquatic animal of India, is also found in the river systems of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

• A special vehicle will be developed to help distressed dolphins under an ambitious project approved for the conservation of the Ganges river dolphin.

• The project titled 'Upgrading rescue systems for the conservation of stranded Ganges river dolphins' has an estimated budget of Rs 1 crore.