LUCKNOW, Aug. 18 -- The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has launched a new project with IIT Kanpur to improve the health of the river.

This study is being looked at as a step in developing a data-driven and concrete blueprint for Ganga conservation and restoration. Researchers at the IIT-K have combined rare images captured in 1965 by the American spy satellite series 'Corona' with advanced satellite imagery from 2018-19 to record major changes in the river's morphology, flow and land use over the last five decades, according to a press release.

The project will form part of Ganga Knowledge Centre which is a repository of research, portals and datasets related to Ganga and would facilitate scientific and research-based decision ...