Question

The activity of ganga national plAn phase-1initiated in 1985 were declared to mearged with national river conservation plan. Why write it's achievements

Answer 1

Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I was started in 1985 as a 100 per cent centrally funded Scheme. The main objective of GAP was to improve the water quality of Ganga to acceptable standards by preventing the pollution load reaching the river. Under GAP Phase-I pollution abatement works were taken up in 21 class-I towns in UP, Bihar and West Bengal. This Phase has been declared complete on 31st March 2000 at a cost of Rs 451.70 crore.

GAP Phase-I was extended to GAP Phase-II approved in stages from 1993 to 1996, which covered the river Ganga and its major tributaries viz., Yamuna, Gomati and Damodar. This action plan covers pollution abatement works in 95 towns along the polluted stretches of four rivers spread over seven States. The total approved cost of this action plan is Rs 1498.86 crore which was approved on 50:50 cost sharing basis between the Centre and the State Governments.