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Why did the Ganges Action Plan Fail?
One of the failures of the Ganga Action plan was that it was a completely bureaucratic exercise, top-down, end of the pipe interventions. Lack of data on the water use and wastewater generation ensured that the plans failed mierably.
What is government doing to clean Ganga?
The projects, undertaken with the help of the governments of the States through which the river and its tributaries flow, include those meant to reduce the load of domestic sewage, industrial effluent, solid waste dumped to Ganga, river front management, rural sanitation, afforestation, biodiversity conservation among …
WHO launched Ganga Action plan?
Shri Rajeev Gandhi
The Ganga action plan was, launched by Shri Rajeev Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India on 14 Jan.
What were the main reasons behind Ganga Action plan which was initiated in 1985?
The Ganga Action Plan was initiated on 14 January in the year 1985. Its main goal was to minimize contamination, enhance water quality in the Ganga River through diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and hazardous waste from established pollution sources.
Is the Ganga river clean under the Modi government?
The Ganga has not become any cleaner under the Modi government. In fact, the river’s contamination levels have increased at many places since 2013, even though Rs 5,523 crore was released for cleaning the Ganga between 2014 and June 2018. Of the funds released, Rs 3,867 crore has already been spent.
How much money has been spent on cleaning the Ganga river?
In fact, the river’s contamination levels have increased at many places since 2013, even though Rs 5,523 crore was released for cleaning the Ganga between 2014 and June 2018. Of the funds released, Rs 3,867 crore has already been spent. Pollution has risen at several sites
Where has the Ganga river gone up in India?
Besides Aligarh and Bulandshahar in UP, the BOD level of Ganga has gone up at Tribeni, Diamond Harbour and several other places in West Bengal. In May 2015, the Modi government approved its flagship Namami Gange program, under which guidelines were formulated for cleaning the Ganga river.
What is the quality of Ganga water in India?
The CPCB monitors the quality of Ganga water from Gangotri, where the river originates, to West Bengal. Its water is pure at Gangotri, Rudraprayag, Devprayag and Rishikesh, with BOD level at 1 mg/l and DO level between 9 and 10 mg/l. However, as the Ganga flows forth, the contamination levels keep rising.