Question

information on ganga safai abhiyan

Answer 1

The movement is launched by the saints and like minded people, who consider ganga as the precious and religiously important river. The basic purpose of this movement to stop the anti human, and anti environment activities. As this river has a high amount of pollution, the cleaning is very important. So it is necessary to frame some rules and guidelines for the Civic authorities and municipalities to carry out a scheduled and continued cleaning effort from the concerned officials for which this movement has been started 

Answer 2

River Ganga has a lot of religious importance for the Hindus. It is the largest river in India. It provides water to a vast population. It is also referred to as Mother Ganga. There is story which tells us that the river descended from Heaven to redeem mankind. It is believed that the river can wash away a person's sins. 

                But this sacred river has become polluted over time. People bathe and wash clothes in the river. It is considered holy for the last rites of the Hindus. Sometimes people are careless and throw rubbish like bottles and other things into the river.

                There are a number of industrial cities on the banks of the river like Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi and Patna. A large number of tanneries, chemical plants, distilleries, textile mills and hospitals are located near the river. They dump the untreated waste into the river. Thus they pollute the river.

                Polluted water carries germs which can cause diseases. Many efforts have been made to clean the river. In 1905 Madan Mohan Malviya founded the Ganga Mahasabha which is an Indian organization dedicated to the Ganga river.

                The Ganga Action Plan was launched in January 1986 to reduce the pollution level of the river. An amount of Rs. 9,017 million was spent but the results were not very good.

                The Namami Ganga project was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July 2014. It aims at cleaning the river and controlling pollution. The Government has allocated Rs. 2,037 crore for this project.                It will focus on pollution abatement interventions like interception, diversion and treatment of waste water flowing through the open drains. The Government ordered the closure of 48 industrial units around Ganga as part of the program.

                A number of campaigns are being taken up by the Government and the Non Government Organizations to clean the river. They are known as Ganga Safai Abhiyan, Nirmal Ganga Abhiyan etc. It is our duty to cooperate with the Government in the efforts to clean the river and to maintain its sanctity.