Speech on cleanliness of ganga
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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.
It is our duty to cooperate with the Government and also make individual efforts to keep the river clean.
Save ganga
Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great
river of the plains of the northern
Indian subcontinent. Although
officially as well as popularly called
the Ganga in Hindi and in other
Indian languages, internationally it
is known by its conventional name,
the Ganges. From time immemorial
it has been the holy river of
Hinduism. For most of its course it is
a wide and sluggish stream, flowing
through one of the most fertile and
densely populated regions in the
world.
The movement did not build up suddenly. Concerns about the condition of the Ganges were raised for decades which gained impetus in the past few years owing to awareness and support from keen environmentalists. Furthermore, different studies revealed the deteriorating health of the river. In 1998, Smt Rama Rauta, the founder of National Women's Organization (NWO) under the leadership of Dr. Sushila Nair
Ways by which we can save ganga
ᐅ Every city will have to set up Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) to treat its sewage before releasing it into the river or its tributaries. This will have the biggest impact on the river.
ᐅ Flood plain will have to be restored