Question

write a short note on Ganga action plan of about 100 words ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1986 with the main objective of pollution abatement, to improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and present toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river. The other objectives of the Ganga Action Plan are as under.

t 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. 

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

1.An action plan, popularly known as “Ganga Action Plan” (GAP) for immediate reduction of pollution load on the river Ganga was prepared by Department of Environment (now Ministry of Environment & Forests) in December 1984 on the basis of a survey on Ganga basin carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board in 1984.

2. To oversee the implementation of the GAP and lay down policies and programmes, Government of India constituted the Central Ganga Authority (CGA) under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in February 1985.

3. It has been renamed as the National River Conservation Authority (NRCA) in September 1995.

4. The GAP was thus launched in June 1985 with the establishment of the Ganga Project Directorate (GPD), renamed as the NRCD (National River Conservation Directorate) in June 1994, as a wing of the Department of Environment, to execute the projects under the guidance and supervision of the CGA. The state agencies like Public Health Engineering Department, Water and Sewage Boards, Pollution Control Boards, Development Authorities, Local Bodies etc. were responsible for actual implementation of the scheme.