What are steps taken by govt. to clean River Ganga and Yamuna?
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New solutions for cleaning the Yamuna River! Right before the advent of the Kumbh Mela and its festivities, the policies which were adopted for cleaning the Ganga river can be helpful for cleaning the Yamuna river in Delhi as well. In Prayagraj, where the Kumbh Mela has been organised, a sewage treatment plant was set up so as to stop waste from the bigger sewage pipelines from entering into the Ganga river. In addition to this, certain unique initiatives were also taken to stop the smaller sewage pipelines waste from entering into Ganga, which significantly helped in the purification of the river, according to a Navbharat Times report. Before the Kumbh Mela, the Uttar Pradesh government had taken several initiatives so that the pilgrims get to take the holy dip in cleaner Ganga water during the festival.
According to the report, out of the 82 sewage pipelines flowing into the Ganga river, an alternative way was chosen for the flow of 36 pipelines opening into the river. These plans were cheaper and took lesser time for completion and implementation. According to local officials, there was an ‘in-situ’ plan among these alternatives. Through this plan, artificial oxygen was used to clean the sewage pipelines coming directly from ashrams. Also, some plants had been grown across these sewage pipelines so that the untreated waste and garbage is collected much before and doesn’t flow into the Ganga river. In this way, the water which flows into the river is not dirty and has enough oxygen content as well.
Steps Taken By Govt. to Clean River Ganga and Yamuna :-
- Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure.
- River-Front Development.
- River-Surface Cleaning.
- Bio-Diversity.
- Afforestation.
- Public Awareness.
- Industrial Effluent Monitoring.
