Q3. What progress has been made in the Ganga Action Plan?
Some of the progress that it has achieved are as:
Phase I was launched in 1985, covering 25 Ganga towns in three states.
Phase II launched in 1993 covered 59 towns in five states;
Rivers such as Yamuna, Gomti, Damodar, Mahananda had separate action plans.
NGBRA
Setting up of National Ganga River Basin Authority NGRBA in 2009
Focused on a basin-specific approach; 43 towns were covered in five states.
National Mission for Clean Ganga
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
A major step taken to develop sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna to
keep Ganga clean, projects worth Rs 1,050 crore have been awarded under Namami Gange Programme.
The amount will be spent for setting up two two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), renovation of one existing STP, construction of two pumping stations and laying of new underground sewage network of about 400 kilometers.
Phase I was launched in 1985, covering 25 Ganga towns in three states.
Phase II launched in 1993 covered 59 towns in five states;
Rivers such as Yamuna, Gomti, Damodar, Mahananda had separate action plans.
NGBRA
Setting up of National Ganga River Basin Authority NGRBA in 2009
Focused on a basin-specific approach; 43 towns were covered in five states.
National Mission for Clean Ganga
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
A major step taken to develop sewage treatment infrastructure in Patna to
keep Ganga clean, projects worth Rs 1,050 crore have been awarded under Namami Gange Programme.
The amount will be spent for setting up two two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), renovation of one existing STP, construction of two pumping stations and laying of new underground sewage network of about 400 kilometers.