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River development and Ganga rejuvenation were added to the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry was re-named as Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Rejuvenation of River Ganga:
Ganga and its tributaries have now been brought under one umbrella.
Rejuvenation of Ganga has been prioritised as “restoration of its wholesomeness by ensuring ‘aviral dhara’ and ‘nirmal dhara’ as also its ecological and geological integrity.
The Union Budget 2014-15 has set up an Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission namely ‘Namami Gange’ for Ganga Rejuvenation. The Government proposes to free all villages along the banks of the river from open defecation under ‘Namami Gange’ project.
The plan formulated for Ganga Rejuvenation provides for ‘Short-term’, ‘Medium-term’, and a ‘Long-term’ action plan, incorporating the projects already sanctioned by National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBP). Presently, a World Bank assisted National Ganga River Basin Project (NGRBP) and a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted Project at Varanasi are under implementation.
National Ganga Monitoring Centre (NGMC) is the Nodal Centre for monitoring the critical aspects of Ganga rejuvenation, such as water and effluent quality at identified suitable locations throughout Ganga, using IT enabled systems, etc.
Following major initiatives have been taken to rejuvenate Ganga:
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been expanded by including Water Resources Minister as vice-chairman and also other Ministers concerned with wholesome development of Ganga.
Improved coordination among various ministries through Group of Secretaries (GoS).
The First National Dialogue i.e ‘Ganga Manthan’ was held in July 2014 with more than 500 spiritual leaders of all beliefs, academicians & technocrats, NGOs & Environmentalists, and Policy makers & implementers. To facilitate inflow of ideas, suggestions and involvement of people, a website of NMCG has been launched.
A Committee constituted to revise existing guidelines on sand mining by environment ministry.
Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun has been requested to prepare a plan for afforestation and conservation of Flora.
In collaboration with National Medicinal Plants Board a strategy is being finalized for conservation of medicinal plants in the upper reaches of Ganga.
A three member technical committee is constituted to study and recommend suitable technologies for pollution abatement in river Ganga.
Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR):
The ILR is a project of national importance and its purpose is to provide equitable distribution of water in the country which will specially benefit flood and drought prone areas.
ILR would give additional benefits of 35 million hect of irrigation (25 million hect of irrigation from surface waters and 10 million hect by increased use of ground waters) raising the ultimate irrigation potential from 140 million hect to 175 million hect and generation of 34000 MW of power, apart from the benefits of flood control, navigation, water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc.
National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links, 16 under Peninsular Component and 14 under Himalayan Component for preparation of Feasibility Reports.
In 2014, first ILR project of Ken-Betwa has been initiated. The Ken–Betwa link project would have a dam on river Ken along with 221 Km Link Canal, providing annual irrigation to around 6 lakh hectare, supply drinking water to around 13 lakh people and generate 78 MW hydropower in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
A Special Committee on ILR, under the chairpersonship of Union Minister (WR) has been constituted, to oversee the work of ILR.
Technology Upgradation:
The management of river water system is being modernised with the use of latest technology.
Hydrology Project-III is being launched with World Bank Assistance for developing Decision Support System for modernisation of Ganga and Brahmaputra Basins, as well as other uncovered parts of the country, at a cost of Rs. 3,000 crore.
An ambitious National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) has been launched entailing mapping of aquifers in 3-D. Six pilot projects of Aquifer mapping have been carried out using advanced techniques including heliborne Transient Electromagnetic surveys for faster and accurate mapping of aquifers. This will help in managing Aquifer recharge, river bank filtration and identification of critically stressed blocks as well as identification of contaminated blocks.
River development and Ganga rejuvenation were added to the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry was re-named as Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Rejuvenation of River Ganga:
Ganga and its tributaries have now been brought under one umbrella.
Rejuvenation of Ganga has been prioritised as “restoration of its wholesomeness by ensuring ‘aviral dhara’ and ‘nirmal dhara’ as also its ecological and geological integrity.
The Union Budget 2014-15 has set up an Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission namely ‘Namami Gange’ for Ganga Rejuvenation. The Government proposes to free all villages along the banks of the river from open defecation under ‘Namami Gange’ project.
The plan formulated for Ganga Rejuvenation provides for ‘Short-term’, ‘Medium-term’, and a ‘Long-term’ action plan, incorporating the projects already sanctioned by National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBP). Presently, a World Bank assisted National Ganga River Basin Project (NGRBP) and a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted Project at Varanasi are under implementation.
National Ganga Monitoring Centre (NGMC) is the Nodal Centre for monitoring the critical aspects of Ganga rejuvenation, such as water and effluent quality at identified suitable locations throughout Ganga, using IT enabled systems, etc.
Following major initiatives have been taken to rejuvenate Ganga:
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been expanded by including Water Resources Minister as vice-chairman and also other Ministers concerned with wholesome development of Ganga.
Improved coordination among various ministries through Group of Secretaries (GoS).
The First National Dialogue i.e ‘Ganga Manthan’ was held in July 2014 with more than 500 spiritual leaders of all beliefs, academicians & technocrats, NGOs & Environmentalists, and Policy makers & implementers. To facilitate inflow of ideas, suggestions and involvement of people, a website of NMCG has been launched.
A Committee constituted to revise existing guidelines on sand mining by environment ministry.
Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun has been requested to prepare a plan for afforestation and conservation of Flora.
In collaboration with National Medicinal Plants Board a strategy is being finalized for conservation of medicinal plants in the upper reaches of Ganga.
A three member technical committee is constituted to study and recommend suitable technologies for pollution abatement in river Ganga.
Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR):
The ILR is a project of national importance and its purpose is to provide equitable distribution of water in the country which will specially benefit flood and drought prone areas.
ILR would give additional benefits of 35 million hect of irrigation (25 million hect of irrigation from surface waters and 10 million hect by increased use of ground waters) raising the ultimate irrigation potential from 140 million hect to 175 million hect and generation of 34000 MW of power, apart from the benefits of flood control, navigation, water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc.
National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links, 16 under Peninsular Component and 14 under Himalayan Component for preparation of Feasibility Reports.
In 2014, first ILR project of Ken-Betwa has been initiated. The Ken–Betwa link project would have a dam on river Ken along with 221 Km Link Canal, providing annual irrigation to around 6 lakh hectare, supply drinking water to around 13 lakh people and generate 78 MW hydropower in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
A Special Committee on ILR, under the chairpersonship of Union Minister (WR) has been constituted, to oversee the work of ILR.
Technology Upgradation:
The management of river water system is being modernised with the use of latest technology.
Hydrology Project-III is being launched with World Bank Assistance for developing Decision Support System for modernisation of Ganga and Brahmaputra Basins, as well as other uncovered parts of the country, at a cost of Rs. 3,000 crore.
An ambitious National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) has been launched entailing mapping of aquifers in 3-D. Six pilot projects of Aquifer mapping have been carried out using advanced techniques including heliborne Transient Electromagnetic surveys for faster and accurate mapping of aquifers. This will help in managing Aquifer recharge, river bank filtration and identification of critically stressed blocks as well as identification of contaminated blocks.
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