you are ritika and have witnessed the initiatives taken up to clean the ganga. write an article
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INITIATIVES TO CLEAN GANGA
(BY RITIKA)
The paper describes the timeline, projects and plans that have been initiated by various governments for cleaning the river. One of the first such attempts was a comprehensive survey undertaken way back in 1979. The paper then follows the journey of the river through major towns and cities and details how these contribute to its pollution or abstract its water for irrigation. The paper brings forth the paradox of how a life sustaining, revered river remains polluted, adversely affecting the flora and fauna depending on it.
The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was launched in June 1985, with an aim to clean the river. For its implementation, the Central Ganga Authority was set up, which was later renamed as the National River Conservation Authority. The paper does an evaluation of the programme and highlights that the plan:
was focused mainly on urban waste water
was financed by the central government
was concentrated on a few highly-populated towns and centres
addressed only the ‘end-of-the-pipe’ waste-water treatment
had both unconventional and existing technologies adopted for the treatment plants installed
had most of their work carried out by the city development authority, the municipality, or the state’s irrigation and flood control department, who were also in charge of maintaining them
involved various diverse agencies which complicated the process of decision making
aimed to tackle 2,794 MLD of sewage; even as NRCD estimated the total sewage generation in towns along Ganga and its tributaries at 5,044 MLD
had a major flaw in inaccurately estimating the amount of sewage
failed in its objective to bring water quality of Ganga and its tributaries to bathing levels, according to the CAG report
failed due to reasons including underperformance of completed Sewage Treatment Plans (STPs), inadequate treatment of effluents, ineffective monitoring, deficient public awareness and participation
had a positive impact on the rivers biota due to the improved physio-chemical quality of the water
(BY RITIKA)
The paper describes the timeline, projects and plans that have been initiated by various governments for cleaning the river. One of the first such attempts was a comprehensive survey undertaken way back in 1979. The paper then follows the journey of the river through major towns and cities and details how these contribute to its pollution or abstract its water for irrigation. The paper brings forth the paradox of how a life sustaining, revered river remains polluted, adversely affecting the flora and fauna depending on it.
The Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was launched in June 1985, with an aim to clean the river. For its implementation, the Central Ganga Authority was set up, which was later renamed as the National River Conservation Authority. The paper does an evaluation of the programme and highlights that the plan:
was focused mainly on urban waste water
was financed by the central government
was concentrated on a few highly-populated towns and centres
addressed only the ‘end-of-the-pipe’ waste-water treatment
had both unconventional and existing technologies adopted for the treatment plants installed
had most of their work carried out by the city development authority, the municipality, or the state’s irrigation and flood control department, who were also in charge of maintaining them
involved various diverse agencies which complicated the process of decision making
aimed to tackle 2,794 MLD of sewage; even as NRCD estimated the total sewage generation in towns along Ganga and its tributaries at 5,044 MLD
had a major flaw in inaccurately estimating the amount of sewage
failed in its objective to bring water quality of Ganga and its tributaries to bathing levels, according to the CAG report
failed due to reasons including underperformance of completed Sewage Treatment Plans (STPs), inadequate treatment of effluents, ineffective monitoring, deficient public awareness and participation
had a positive impact on the rivers biota due to the improved physio-chemical quality of the water
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