What efforts are being made to clean the pollution of the Ganges River in India? There was new hope when the
Namami Gange Mission, the national mission to clean the Ganges
, was launched in June 2014 to accomplish twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of the river that had been reduced to a lethal concoction of noxious wastes, with tons of untreated toxic …
How can we save Ganga river from pollution?
Bring back glory to all natural drains that empty into rivers, and transform and rejuvenate them into healthy water bodies
— they have been converted to sewage carrying drains by our municipalities and planning bodies. 5. Start restoring lower order streams and smaller tributaries in the Ganga Basin.
How can we clean up polluted rivers?
- Properly dispose of hazardous household items. …
- Reduce or eliminate use of fertilizers and chemical herbicides and pesticides. …
- Make an appointment to service your septic system. …
- Landscape with native plants. …
- Eliminate bare spots in your yard. …
- Make a rain garden.
What were the action plan to reduce pollution in the Ganga under the Ganga Action Plan?
The main objective of Ganga Action Plan are (i)
To improve the water quality by Interception, Diversion and treatment of domestic sewage
and (ii) Present toxic and industrial chemical wastes from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river.
What are the steps taken by the government to reduce river pollution?
Preparation of action plan for sewage management and restoration of water quality in aquatic resources by State Governments
; ii. Installation of Online Effluent Monitoring System to check the discharge of effluent directly into the rivers and water bodies; iii.
Some of the main pillars of the Namami Gange Programme are
sewerage treatment infrastructure, river-front development, river-surface cleaning, bio-diversity, afforestation, public awareness, industrial effluent monitoring and Ganga Gram
.
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.
Since 2014, the government has made the cleaning of the Ganga one of its centrepiece missions
and earmarked ₹20,000 crore towards it. How has the mission so far progressed? Today, we have close to 350 projects of various types and about 160 are sewage treatment plants.
Working with public works departments to limit road salt use, to prevent chloride from getting into water
. Helping businesses reduce their use of hazardous chemicals. Promoting agricultural land use practices that protect rivers and streams. Advising homeowners with fuel tanks on preventing dangerous spills.
Crores of rupees have been pumped in for cleaning rivers under the Centre’s National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission programmes of the Ministry of Urban Development and the “Namami Gange” under Ministry of Water Resources, River …
Types of common works undertaken under these programmes/ schemes are water conservation and management, water harvesting, soil and moisture conservation, groundwater recharge, flood protection, land development, Command Area Development & Watershed Management.
(a)
compulsory PUC (pollution under control) certificate of petrol driven vehicles which test for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon
. (b) permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 PPM Sulphur as fuel for vehicles. (c) use of non polluting compressed natural gas CNG only as fuel by buses and trucks.
Cleaning of Ganga was initiated in
1985
under Ganga Action Plan (GAP). Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase-I was launched as a centrally funded scheme in 1985 and later GAP Phase-II was initiated in 1993.
Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley
announced the implementation of Namami Gange on 10 July 2014. This programme was established as a conservation mission with a budget of Rs. 20,000 crore.
Reduce the number of trips you take in your car. Reduce or eliminate fireplace and wood stove use. Avoid burning leaves, trash, and other materials. Avoid using gas-powered lawn and garden equipment.
A Consortium of 7 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
has been given the responsibility of preparing Ganga River Basin Environment Management Plan (GRB EMP) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), GOI, New Delhi.
Absar Ahmed Khan, head of the department of environmental engineering said, “Tests conducted by our scientists and experts revealed that water of the river Ganga from Devprayag to Har ki Pairi falls under ‘A’ category defined by Central Pollution Control Board. This means that
water is fit for drinking
.”
Citarum River, Indonesia
– The Citarum River is known as the most polluted river in the world and is located in West Java, Indonesia.
According to our experts,
the Ganges is now 80% clean
, the best she has been in the last century. We are struggling to save the Ganges from human exploitation due to large amounts of mining for sand and other minerals, and the dumping of city and industrial waste into the river.
