Question

For millions of people in India, river Ganga is the most sacred river. It is considered as mother and

goddess. It is also a lifeline to million of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for

their daily needs. River Ganga is the third largest river in the world by the amount of water that

flows through it. It is the longest river in India. The river water of Ganga is used for irrigation,

transportation and fishing. The Gangetic plain formed by river Ganga is one of the most fertile

lands on earth.This is why almost 10% of the world population lives here and earns its livelihood.

The Ganga, in India is the most worshipped river, it is also the diretiest one. It carries some metals

thrown ont by tanneries, waste produced by industries and urban waste from different cities. All

this has made river Ganga the firth most polluted river in the world. Another

major reason that addes to the year and produce tons of fly ash. This ash mixed with domestic

waste water is released in the river. This bad situation calls for an urgent need to make efforts to

reduce pollution and revive river. This bad situation calls for an urgent need to make efforts to

reduce pollution and revive river Ganga. To achieve these objectives, Government of India has

started a programme named “Namami Ganga Programme”. The main pillars of this programme

are sewage treatment, river surface cleaning, afterstation, river front development and public

awareness. The importance of the success of “Namami Ganga Programme’ can be seen through

the following lines “If Ganga dies, India dies. If Ganga thrives, India thrives, No Ganga, No India.”

On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer of the question that follows :

a) For whom is river Ganga a lifeline ?

b) For what purpose is the Ganga river water used ?

c) Almost ten percent of the world population live in the Gangetic Plain

to earn its ______.

d) The pollutants that make river Ganga very dirty are ___________

and _____________.

e) The coal based power plants pollute river Ganga by releasing the

_____________.

f) Which two purpose will be served by the programme named

“Namami Ganga”?

g) Write any two main pillars of the “Namami Ganga Programme”.

h) Most people in India consider the Ganga as ______________.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Ganga river is a lifeline to millions of Indians.

b) The river water is used for irrigation, transportation and fishing.

c) livelihood

g) The two main pillars of this programme are sewage treatment and public awareness.

h) goddess

Answer 2

Answer:

a)It is a lifeline to million of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs.

b) The river water of Ganga is used for irrigation,

transportation and fishing.

c)livelihood

d)waste produced by industries and urban waste from different cities. (not that sure..)

e)fly ash

f)reducing pollution and reviving river Ganga.

g)sewage treatment, public awareness

h)a mother and goddess