PM chairs meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority

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you have to make an effort to clean it up

Actually Indian scientists are having better options.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ject-gets-green-panel-nod/article17034255.ece

The Betwa river in Orchha in Madhya Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Monica Tiwari


The project envisages construction of a dam across river Ken in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh to irrigate 6.35 lakh hectares of land.
The NDA government’s ambitious Rs. 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project that will irrigate 6.35 lakh hectares and mitigate drinking water woes of Bundelkhand region has received clearance from the green panel and Tribal Affairs ministry.

Announcing this, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said her Ministry was working with NITI Aayog to finalise funding pattern for the project.

However, the final clearance for the project is yet to be given by Union Minister of Environment and Forest, which normally takes into account the green panel EAC’s recommendation.

“I am quite happy that the first river inter-linking project has received green panel’s nod as well as the tribal clearances formally. The project has already received wildlife clearance,” said Ms. Bharti.

“We are now working with NITI Aayog to see funding pattern for the project is finalised. The project will be launched once the funding pattern is clear,” she said at third edition of Jal Manthan conference in New Delhi.

The environmental appraisal committee (EAC) had “duly considered” and “agreed” for the phase I of the project in its meeting held on December 30, 2016.

The project envisages construction of a dam across river Ken in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh to irrigate 6.35 lakh hectares of land, serve drinking water purposes in Bundelkhand region and generation of 78 MW hydropower.

Of this, 3.69 lakh hectares will be covered in Madhya Pradesh’s Chattarpur, Tikamgarh and Panna districts. The remaining 2.65 lakh hectares of area falls in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba, Banda and Jhansi districts.

According to the Water Resources Ministry, a total of 10 villages consisting of 1,585 families are likely to be affected by this project.

The project comprises two powerhouses of 2x30 MW and 3x6 MW each, two tunnels of 1.9 km-long upper level, 1.1 km-long lower level tunnel, and a 221 km-long Ken-Betwa link canal, proposed on the left bank of the river.

The project was first mooted in the early 1980s but was actively taken up by the NDA government under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It was then challenged in the Supreme Court, which finally gave the nod in 2013.

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10.75.9
इमं मे गङगे यमुने सरस्वति शुतुद्रि सतेमं सचता परुष्ण्या |
imaṃ me ghaṅghe yamune sarasvati śutudri stemaṃ sacatā paruṣṇyā |
Favour ye this my laud, O Gan!gā, Yamunā, O Sutudri, Paruṣṇī and Sarasvatī:

 

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Ready for testing: Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation Project pump house at Erragadda Thanda of Kusumanchi mandal in Khammam district. | Photo Credit: G_N_RAO
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...r-commissioning-on-Jan-28/article17037498.ece


Trial run of pumps to be conducted over next couple of days
KHAMMAM: With the Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation (LI) project tentatively slated for commissioning on January 28, the executing agencies of the LI scheme have geared up to conduct the trial run of the first pump of the project near the Palair reservoir in Kusumanchi mandal in next one or two days.

The Paleru-Madhiripuram LI scheme, named after the famous saint composer Bhakta Ramadas, is fast nearing completion.

It envisages lifting of 5.50 TMC of water from the Palair balancing reservoir under the Nagarjunasagar left canal system to a height of 59 metres and dropping into DBM-60 of the main canal of the SRSP Stage-II project at Madhiripuram in Tirumalayapalem mandal.

Water to uplands

Ayacut contemplated under the LI project is 58,958 acres spread in Kusumanchi, Tirumalayapalem, Nelakondapalli (birthplace of Bhakta Ramadasu), Khammam rural and Mudigonda mandals in Khammam district and Dornakal of neighbouring Mahabubabad district.

The total cost of the scheme is estimated at ₹335.59 crore.

It includes ₹16 crore for land acquisition, ₹90.87 crore for construction of pump house, ₹32.44 crore towards cost of Indirasagar LIS motors and pumps and ₹131.31 crore for Rajivsagar LIS MS pressure main pipes, ₹30.84 crore for dedicated power sub-station, and ₹34.13 crore for miscellaneous expenditure, official sources said. And 128 acres had been acquired for the scheme in Palair constituency under Khammam revenue division.

Trial run

The Bhakta Ramadasu LI scheme, designed to meet the irrigation needs of the small and marginal farmers mostly belonging to weaker sections in the upland areas of Khammam division, has reached the final stage of completion, Chief Engineer, Irrigation Projects, Khammam, V Sudhakar told The Hindu. The dry run of the motor-1 of the pump house near the Palair reservoir has already been conducted, he said, adding that the trial run of the pump-1 of the project would be conducted in one or two days.

The project will be ready for commissioning in less than two weeks, he said.

Concerns on design

The CPI (M) district committee has raised concerns over the design of the project and alleged lack of consistency between the originally estimated and the presently projected expenditure on the project.

The party has also been insisting on inclusion of nine drought prone villages in the upland mandal of Tirumalayapalem under the ambit of the project. The issue came to the fore during the visit of CPI (M) State secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram to the project site at Islavath Tanda as part of the ongoing 4000-km State-wide Mahajana Padayatra on Wednesday.

There is no consistency in the statements being issued by the persons at the helm of affairs and the officials over the originally estimated cost and the projected expenditure of the project, CPI (M) district committee secretary P. Venkateshwara Rao said.

The government should release a White Paper on the project, he demanded, underlying the need for harnessing the Godavari waters to fill the Palair reservoir to address the irrigation woes of farmers in upland areas of Khammam division.

 

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http://zeenews.india.com/india/2000...ained-deployed-as-swachhta-doots_1968373.html

New Delhi: As many as 20,000 youths in Ganga basin states will be trained and deployed as 'Swachhta Doots' in about 2,336 villages along the river to spread message of keeping the river clean among the local dwellers and visitors.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved a Rs 10-crore project for training and deployment of the 20,000 youngsters for the purpose, Union Water Resources Ministry said today.

The project, to be implemented in association with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) - an autonomous body under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was sanctioned by the NMCG yesterday.

The project envisages deployment of the youth, to be called as Swachhta Doots (Cleanliness Ambassadors), in 29 districts spanning about 2,336 villages along the river in basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, a official statement said.

A project officer will be assigned to each of these districts.

In what is aimed at generating widespread awareness on ails of polluting river Ganga, a cadre of thousands of youths will be groomed as volunteers to be deployed in villages along the river to raise clean Ganga consciousness among the local dwellers and visitors, the statement said.

The trained youth would exhort and motivate local population and tourists to refrain from polluting river Ganga.

Among other, they would also inform people about existing government activities like construction of toilets, water harvesting and conservation for creation of a comprehensive database in coordination with the NMCG.

The volunteers would be led by around 50 enthusiastic spearhead campaigners, who will lead them in their assigned jurisdictions. All this will be done in consultation with village youth clubs, it said.

According to an official, the training of the youth is expected to begin by the end of this month.

The NMCG is tasked with implementing Centre's flagship Namami Gange programme.


First Published: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 17:40

 

[Glorino]

Modi India's way forward- the use of clean River Ganges for transportation and tourism related activities will bring about greater employment opportunities......

 

[Hindustani78]

“The UP census was a three-day rapid survey with not many experts onboard. In 2012, I had conducted a study in UP and found 670 dolphins. The 2015 UP government survey had suggested that there were around 1300 dolphins.

“The dolphin population is very unlikely to double in just three years. So, there were gaps in that study. The new attempt will be a proper, scientific study,” he added.

A dolphin on an average breeds once in every three to four years.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Water Resources

08-February, 2017 18:23 IST
Committee of Secretaries setup to speed up the implementation of Namami Gange Programme

First meeting of the Empowered Task Force on River Ganga held

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has announced setting up of a Committee of Secretaries to speed up the implementation of Namami Gange Programme. Chairing the first First Meeting of the Empowered Task Force on River Ganga in New Delhi today, the Minister announced that Secretaries of M/o Water Resources, Environment and Forest and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be its members. The Committee will meet at least once in a fortnight. Reviewing the progress of the Namami Gange Programme Sushri Bharti said that first, old liabilities have to be completed and new initiatives should be segregated from it. She said immediately after the ensuing exams, students from Schools and Colleges located along the river Ganga should be persued to join Namami Gange Programme in their own way. Expressing dissatisfaction over the slow progress in obtaining NoCs from various states specially Uttarakhand and UP, the Minister said we have to look into it and sort it out at the earliest. She urged various states to constitute States and District level Ganga committees at the earliest.

Giving an over view of the progress achieved, the Minister informed that presently 42 sewage infrastructure projects are under execution. These 42 projects envisage to create 327.93 MLD sewage treatment capacity. Till December 2016, 253.50 MLD sewage treatment capacity has been created. Sewer Network of 3896.55 km is to be laid under these projects. Sewer network of 1060.96 km has been laid and balance work is under progress. The Minister informed that currently, eight projects of sewage treatment plants are under execution at a total cost of Rs. 348.76 crore. These projects envisages creation of 109.40 MLD treatment capacity. Till December 2016, treatment capacity created was 33.40 MLD.

Sushri Bharti informed that online Effluent Monitoring Systems have been installed in 572 out of 760 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) and online data is being captured at dashboard from 266 such industries. Monitoring data connectivity to MoWR, RD & GR, CPCB, State and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is being undertaken. Also, 135 GPIs have been closed for non-compliance to stipulated norms and 17 have been exempted (ZLD achieved). Balance 36 units have been given deadline till 31st March 2017 for installation of online Effluent Monitoring System (EMS).

The Minister said eight Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Station (RTWQMS) are operational under National Hydrology Project. A network of 113 RTWQMS has been planned. In Phase – I, 36 RTWQMS is under installation and to be completed by March 2017. CPCB has proposed to install nine RTWQMS on the tributaries of River Ganga.

The Minster informed that as of now 2789 villages have been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages out of 4291 marked Villages on the main stem of the river. A total of 8,96,415 (54%) Individual House Hold Latrine (IHHL) have been completed out of targeted.

Sushri Bharti said Projects for 182 ghats and 118 crematoria have been sanctioned. 50 nos. of ghats and 15 nos. of crematoria are under progress at present. The work in respect of all remaining ghats/ crematoria will commence within the next three months. Against the target of 15.27 lakh individual household latrines, approx. 10 lakh individual household latrines are expected to be completed by March 2017. Liquid and solid waste management in 25 selected villages will be started within the next three months. Pre-plantation activities will be taken up in all five Ganga states, so that plantations against the work plan of 2016-17, as well as 2017-18 are taken up during the next monsoon season.

The Meeting was attended by Secretary M/o Water Resources, Secretary M/o Drinking Water and Sanitation and senior officials from various center Ministries and State Governments.

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[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Water Resources
01-March, 2017 13:36 IST
Projects worth Rs 1050 Crore Awarded to arrest sewage pollution in Ganga from Patna



In a major step taken to develop adequate 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.



Contracts to build STP of 60 MLD capacity and laying of new underground sewage network of 227 kilometers in Saidpur zone of the city have been awarded to UEM India Pvt. Ltd and Jyoti Build Tech Pvt. Ltd at a total cost of Rs 600 crore. Three other firms – Larsen & Turbo Ltd, Voltas Ltd and GAA Germany JV have been awarded separate projects in Beur zone of the city worth over Rs 450 crore to build one STP of 23 MLD, renovate existing STP of 20 MLD and lay down new underground sewage network of about 180 kilometers. The scope of work also includes creation of main pumping stations of 83 MLD and 50 MLD capacity in Saidpur and Beur zones respectively. The contracts also include the cost of operation and maintenance of STPs and sewage networks for a period of 10 years.

These projects not only aim to treat the current sewage generation in respective zones of Patna but also take into account the sewage estimates of next one decade, considering the expected rise of population in the city. As per a survey by the World Bank, Patna is also one of the fastest growing city in the world in terms of infrastructural development. After time-bound commissioning of these projects, no untreated water will go into the Ganga from these zones saving the holy waters of the river from contamination and deterioration. The progress of the construction will be monitored by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to ensure that deadlines are met.

Patna city spread in an area of more than 100 square kilometer is sub-divided into six sewerage zones – Digha, Beur, Saidpur, Kankarbagh, Pahari and Karmali Chak. Contract for sewage related projects in Karmali Chak zone are expected to be awarded shortly.


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Ministry of Water Resources
02-March, 2017 14:53 IST
NMCG Signs with Rotary India for the Success of Namami Gange


In its effort to make Namami Gange programme a mass movement with the involvement of more and more voluntary organisations, National Mission for Clean Ganga under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation signed an MoU with Rotary India in New Delhi today.

Rotary India will support clean Ganga mission through their ‘WASH in Schools’ program in various schools. The program includes the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services in the targeted government schools and sensitizing all the stakeholders including school children, teachers, school management communities and communities etc. on practicing positive health behaviors for improving awareness on sanitation. This will be achieved through an integrated learning environment and enabling children to serve as agents of change for their siblings and communities at large. Rotary India has planned to undertake WASH in Schools programme in 20,000 Government Schools.

It may be recalled that Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has been advocating the involvement of voluntary organization and NGOs into the Namami Gange programme to make it a mass movement.

The MoU will pave the way for integrating the theme of Ganga Rejuvenation with Rotary's program of WASH which is to be undertaken in government schools and communities located along the river Ganga in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Nadia District of West Bengal and other states where Rotary has a strong presence. It will undertake activities and campaigns to create awareness in schools and communities about Ganga rejuvenation and thereby reducing the pollution flowing into the river. The emphasis will be on public outreach and community participation.

The MoU shall remain in force for two years. The collaboration between NMCG and Rotary is a significant step in involving various stake holders and communities in Ganga Rejuvenation. The collaboration would initially focus on synergizing the strength of Rotary International for Ganga Rejuvenation without any additional financial commitment from NMCG.

The MoU was signed by Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga Shri UP Singh and Vice Chairman of Rotary India Shri PT Prabhakar.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Water Resources
07-March, 2017 14:31 IST
Need to make people aware about the negative impact of Arsenic- Uma Bharti

Workshop on Arsenic problem in ground water and its remediation in Ganga Basin held

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti has underlined the need to make people aware about the negative impact of Arsenic in Ganga basin area. Addressing a workshop on Arsenic problem in ground water and its remediation in Ganga Basin organized by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in New Delhi today the Minister said that her Ministry will prepare an exhaustive work plan to meet the challenges posed by presence of arsenic in ground water on the basis of the outcome of this workshop. Sushri Bharti said there is an urgent need to start a nationwide movement to make people aware about the arsenic problem. She said everyone right from an individual to government including social organizations and NGOs have to join hand to make this movement a success.

The Minister said tapping alternate safe aquifers, for supply of arsenic free groundwater has been explored in many areas on a local scale; however, this approach would require extensive studies and analysis for mapping of groundwater availability, freshwater reserves and to examine mobilization of arsenic in the aquifer, both on spatial and temporal scale, due to forcing perturbation. She said “Under the National Aquifer mapping programme (NAQUIM) of CGWB special attention has been given to this aspect and water wells have been constructed tapping arsenic free aquifers using state of the art technology in parts of Ballia and Ghazipur districts of Uttar Pradesh”. Sushri Bharti said the present state of affairs of the growing arsenic occurrences demands a systematic translation of success stories of one place/region to another and formulating a comprehensive plan to mitigate the arsenic problem through a wider consultation process.

Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan in his address said high value of arsenic in groundwater is geogenic in nature, but as a large population is dependent on groundwater resources for drinking purposes in Ganga basin and is under the risk of health hazards, it becomes emergent to go for mitigation measures as well as alternate sources of water so that locals can be protected from negative impact of arsenic in groundwater. He said awareness of public on water quality especially about poisonous arsenic contamination need to be done and making available alternate source of water with efforts of central and state governments as well as organizations and NGOs working in the field of groundwater.

 
The day long workshop was attended by about 300 experts including eminent scientists from all over the country. 23 selected papers have been included in the workshop volume out of which seven were presented in the workshop apart from a panel discussion among the eminent subject experts.

Arsenic in ground water is a geogenic contaminant i.e. caused by natural geologic processes. Arsenic-containing groundwater in Ganga River basin is hosted by the sediments deposited by the rivers during the late Quaternary or Holocene age (<12 thousand years). Incidence of high arsenic in groundwater reported from various parts of the country, particularly in the Ganga- plains is a serious threat to the health of human being. Over the last three decades numerous measures have been initiated which includes alternate arrangement for supply of arsenic free water to the affected populace and providing arsenic removal plants. Arsenic occurrences in ground water in these areas is highly sporadic in nature and all the sources in these areas are not necessarily contaminated.

Technological options to combat arsenic menace, in groundwater, to ensure supply of arsenic free water, in the affected areas can be in-situ remediation of arsenic from aquifer system, ex-situ remediation of arsenic from tapped groundwater by arsenic removal technologies, use of surface water source as an alternative to the contaminated groundwater source, tapping alternate safe aquifers for supply of arsenic free groundwater or combination of above techniques.

Out of the above options, arsenic removal technologies and ex-situ treatment technique are being practiced widely to provide potable water to the people in the arsenic affected areas after treatment of contaminated groundwater. Their large scale use in West Bengal, based on different operating principles, with various degrees of success and failure, has been reported.

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The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti lighting the lamp at the workshop on “Arsenic Problem in ground water & its remediation in Ganga Basin”, in New Delhi on March 07, 2017. The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan is also seen.

The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti releasing the publication, at the workshop on “Arsenic Problem in ground water & its remediation in Ganga Basin”, in New Delhi on March 07, 2017. The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and other dignitaries are also seen.

The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti addressing at the workshop on “Arsenic Problem in ground water & its remediation in Ganga Basin”, in New Delhi on March 07, 2017.

The Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan addressing at the workshop on “Arsenic Problem in ground water & its remediation in Ganga Basin”, in New Delhi on March 07, 2017.

 

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Ministry of Water Resources
09-March, 2017 15:23 IST
Illegal Construction along Ganga River Banks

In the matter, O.A. No. 200/2014 – M.C. Mehta V/s Union of India & Others, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is dealing with the case of pollution and rejuvenation of river Ganga. Vide its order dated December 10, 2015, the NGT has issued various directions relating to the segment of Gaumukh to Haridwar (Uttarakhand), inter-alia, relating to illegal constructions activities likely to affect river Ganga which also includes hotels/dharamshalas/ashrams, construction of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) for treatment of sewage or domestic affluent falling directly into the river Ganga and to stop its discharge. The NGT has also directed that at least 100m from middle of the river would be treated as ‘Eco-sensitive and prohibited zone’. No activity whether permanent or temporary in nature will be permitted to be carried on in this zone. The NGT has further directed that the area beyond 100 meters and less than 300 meters would be treated as regulatory zone in the hilly terrain. The area upto 200 meters shall be the prohibited area in the plain terrain and more than 200 meters and less than 500 meters would be treated as regulatory zone.

Restrictions have been imposed on activity or construction in the regulated area where the gradient is beyond 350 meters to prevent ecological damage and land sliding in that area. Further for the river bed mining, it shall be carried on in a highly regulated manner and under strict supervision of the authorities concerned. Discharge of domestic waste directly into the Ganga river is being managed by a mix of interception & diversion projects, sewage network and sewage treatment plant projects.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Vijay Goel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Water Resources
09-March, 2017 15:21 IST
Inter-State River Water sharing Disputes

On the complaint made by the State Governments, the Central Government has, so far, set up eight tribunals to settle water disputes among the States under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 which includes Ravi and Beas Water Tribunal set up for dispute among basin states including Haryana and Rajasthan.


Government of Bihar has sent a request on November 27, 2013 under provision of ISRWD Act, 1956 to the Ministry of Water Resources for constitution of a Tribunal for adjudication of river water disputes related to Sone basin. Negotiations were carried out by Chairman, GFCC and Chairman, CWC with the States of U.P. and Bihar. It has been agreed that the two States of U.P. and Bihar would meet periodically and try to solve the issue bilaterally. The dispute has since been settled.

State of Odisha has also filed complaint under Section 3 of ISRWD Act, 1956 in 2016 with respect to Mahanadi basin and the Central Government has constituted a Negotiation Committee for settlement of the dispute through negotiation. The first meeting of the Committee was held on February 28, 2017 which was attended by all basin States except State of Odisha. In the meeting it was felt that there is a need for proper and scientific assessment of the yield of the basin and accordingly decided to collect the relevant data in a time bound manner.
As per information available in Central Water Commission (CWC) publication 2015 “Agreements on Inter-State Rivers”, Vol. III of Legal Instruments on Rivers in India, a number of inter-state agreements have been reached so far. Shares of Rajasthan and Haryana in Ravi-Beas, Satluj, and Upper Yamuna basin are determined by Agreements of 1981, 1959 and 1994 reached inter-alia between the two States.

Parties to Agreements/decision of Tribunals are entitled to their share of water in concerned river basin as per provisions of such Agreements/decision of Tribunals. This Ministry does not maintain such records. However, supply of water to concerned States varies on year to year basis depending mainly on availability of water in the basin/reservoirs in a particular year and other relevant factors and is monitored by the concerned Board/Authority/regulatory body functioning in a particular river basin project.

The mechanism for settlement of water disputes is already available in the form of ISRWD Act, 1956. The ISRWD Act, 1956 has been last amended in 2002 whereby adjudication of the water disputes by tribunals has been made time bound after consultation with all State Governments. Further, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation adopted a revised National Water Policy (NWP) in 2012. As per Clause 12.2 of the Policy, a permanent Water Disputes Tribunal at the Centre should be established to resolve the disputes expeditiously in an equitable manner. The proposal to set up a standing tribunal to adjudicate interstate river water disputes has been approved by the Cabinet and Notice for introduction of Bill for the same has been sent.


This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Water Resources
09-March, 2017 15:18 IST
Effluents Polluting Ganga River

As per data available from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the total sewage generation in Ganga basin states from all the Class-I and Class-II cities is 11386.60 Million Liters per Day (MLD).


Government of India has released Rs. 4321.05 crore till date i.e. 28.02.2017 to National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) out of which NMCG has spent Rs. 1984.49 crore.



143 projects have been sanctioned under Namami Gange Programme (including the existing projects sanctioned under National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) Programme) till 31st January 2017, for cleaning of river Ganga. Namami Gange Programme envisages to spend a sum of Rs. 20,000/- crore till the year 2020.


This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Vijay Goel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Water Resources
09-March, 2017 15:18 IST
Pilot Project for improving Water Table

A pilot scheme, the National Groundwater Management Improvement Scheme (NGMIS), supported by the World Bank, is under active consideration of the Government. The Scheme envisages sustainable ground water management through suitable supply/demand side interventions with stakeholder participation in identified priority areas of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The estimated cost of the Scheme is Rs. 6,000 crore and it will be implemented over a period of six years.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

[Sully3]

question for indian posters why is Ganga so dirty

it the color of the water like that because of the ashes that are put in the water or is the river used for waste that comes of of houses, colones and businesses ?

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

question for indian posters why is Ganga so dirty

it the color of the water like that because of the ashes that are put in the water or is the river used for waste that comes of of houses, colones and businesses ?

everything that you have mentioned !

 

[Hindustani78]

question for indian posters why is Ganga so dirty

it the color of the water like that because of the ashes that are put in the water or is the river used for waste that comes of of houses, colones and businesses ?

As per data available from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the total sewage generation in Ganga basin states from all the Class-I and Class-II cities is 11386.60 Million Liters per Day (MLD).


The total industrial effluent generation discharging into river Ganga is 501 MLD. Industry wise effluent generation is tabulated below:-


Sector specific industrial wastewater generation
Type of Industry
Total Units
Wastewater Generation (MLD)

Chemical
27
97.8

Distillery
35
37.0

Food, Dairy & Beverage
22
6.5

Pulp & Paper
67
201.4

Sugar
67
96.0

Textile, Bleaching & Dyeing
63
11.4

Tannery
442
22.1

Others
41
28.6

Total
764
501

 

[Hindustani78]

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...-lakh-for-bio-toilets-at-ganga-ghats-4584045/
By: PTI | Roorkee | Published:March 24, 2017 7:19 pm

Students at IIT-Roorkee have taken to crowdfunding to raise Rs 50 lakh for building bio-toilets on the ghats of river Ganga and design drones to monitor water pollution as their contribution to “Clean Ganga” campaign. Named ‘Aviral Ganga’, the campaign by IIT-Roorkee students highlights degradation of the holy river and an alarming level of its exploitation despite the Centre’s innumerable efforts to clean it.

An announcement about the initiative, which is guided by the UNESCO, the UNEP, the Centre for Environment Education and the South Asian Youth Environment Network (SAYEN), was made at the inaugural day of IIT-Roorkee’s annual fest “Cognisance”. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who was scheduled to inaugurate the three-day conference, could not attend the programme due to other commitments. But his video message was played at the event.

“A team of 70 students from IIT Roorkee, guided by the faculty members, will be holding a series of event throughout the year to raise funds to the tune of Rs 50 lakh for the cause. It will then be handed over to the partnering NGO Shuddhi which will take up the further task of building bio-toilets,” said Anant Pratap Singh, Convenor for the campaign.

“During the festival a drone making competition will also be organised to make drones capable of monitoring pollution level of rivers and other water bodies,” he said, adding that the faculty members are likely to raise around Rs 10 lakh for the campaign.

IIT-Roorkee Director A K Chaturvedi said that the students have taken up the initiative besides their contributions to policy making and development of workable models to cater to problem areas. As a precursor to the campaign, IIT had last week felicitated six “unsung heroes” who have done considerable work for the “Clean Ganga” campaign.

They included Vikas Chandra, founder of the Ganga Bachao Andolan 2000; Jaiprakash Dabral, founder of the Himalayan Chipko Foundation; Akash Sinha, founder of Omni Present Robot Tech; Ankit Agarwal, co-founder of Help Us Green; and Siddhant Aggarwal, co-founder of Veditam Ganga. In his video message, Prabhu sought proposals for similar projects to help the Railway Ministry in its functioning.

“At the Railways, we have taken certain initiatives to enhance the technology, transparency and do the transactions with minimum hassles for the customers. “I have asked IIT people to submit any proposals for modernising railways and increasing consumer satisfaction. If found feasible, we will develop them”, he said.

Apart from the river campaign, the three day conference with guest lectures, exhibitions, panel discussions, events, workshops, entrepreneurial summits and entertainment nights. Among those expected to attend the event are Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar; Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul and Jamil Ahmad, Deputy Director UNEP USA, among others.