Question

What is the Ganga Action Plan?

Answer 1

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The Ganga Action plan was launched in India on 14th January 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi. Its main objective was to protect the river from the hazards of pollution. It aims at improving the quality of its water and preventing further pollution. It acts by preventing the industrial waste from being dumped into the waters.

Answer 2

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The Ganga action plan was, launched by Shri Rajeev Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India on 14 Jan. ... The other objectives of the Ganga Action Plan are as under. Control of non-point pollution from agricultural run off, human defecation, cattle wallowing and throwing of unburnt and half burnt bodies into the river.