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Write a short note on ganga action plan?

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Answered by santy2
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It was a project introduced in the year 1986 to reduce the increasing pollution levels in the river Ganga.The former prime minister of India,Rajeev Gandhi launched a programme named Ganga action plan in order to reduce the pollution of River Ganga.
Objectives for the plan;
1)Rehabilitation of soft shelled turtles which may be used for the purpose of pollution abatement of the river.
2)Control of pollution such as waste from agricultural,human defecation,throwing of unburnt & half burnt bodies into the river.
3)Treatment of the domestic sewage,industrial sewage,industrial waste,toxic chemicals,& pollutants discharge into the river.
4)To improve the water quality of river Ganga.
Millions of people bathe in river Ganga because of its holy aspect which may leads to its pollution. 
Answered by sureshsing566
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Explanation:

Ganga Action Plan is the project which was launched in 1986 to save the Ganga river from pollution.

The objective of this plan was to improve the water quality by interception, diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical waste entering the river and polluting its water.

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