Clean Ganga Mission
An Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission Namami Gange has been launched in June, 2014, which approaches Ganga Rejuvenation based on lessons learnt and by consolidating the existing ongoing efforts and planning for integrated and comprehensive action plan for Short-term (3 years), Medium-term (5 years) and Long-term (10 years and more). The projects and activities under this plan include pollution abatement measures for different sources of pollution and other policy initiatives. A report on Ganga River Basin Management Plan 2015 has been prepared and submitted by the consortium of 7 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), which has identified 7 thrust areas and 21 action points for the rejuvenation of Ganga and its tributaries. Work has already been taken up in identified towns located along the main stem of river Ganga and the State Project Management Groups (SPMGs) of the respective states have been requested to take up Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) on a priority basis so that the sewage from these towns do not fall in to river Ganga.
The deadline for installing real time effluent discharge meters for polluting industries located on the banks of the Ganga has been extended to June 30, 2015 with stricter conditions since several industries did not meet the earlier deadline of March 31, 2015
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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