Swachh Bharat: Modi's promise of cleaning Varanasi doesn't appear to be an empty one

[punit]

Lets alute this lady Temsutula Imsong. She is doing tremendous job in ghat cleanliness.

 

[Hindustani78]

Lets alute this lady Temsutula Imsong. She is doing tremendous job in ghat cleanliness.

Under Government is that work going on ?

 

[1 naga warrior]

Untill and unless the rate of population decreases it will b very difficult to maintain cleanliness..Most of the population living in town and rural areas dont care about a clean environment...some try to clean and some will make dirty..another reason is the economic condition and the mentallity of some people which i guess will never chnge and this will continue..swach bharat is a gud effort but it will not succeed untill the people r ready to adopt it..even some people of upper class care about cleanliness only restricted to their apartment...my point is government should make law for two child policy and aware the people..pan guthka must be banned forcefully..coz some brainless people spit on walls ,road,anywhere they can...

 

[Hindustani78]

Untill and unless the rate of population decreases it will b very difficult to maintain cleanliness..Most of the population living in town and rural areas dont care about a clean environment...some try to clean and some will make dirty..another reason is the economic condition and the mentallity of some people which i guess will never chnge and this will continue..swach bharat is a gud effort but it will not succeed untill the people r ready to adopt it..even some people of upper class care about cleanliness only restricted to their apartment...my point is government should make law for two child policy and aware the people..pan guthka must be banned forcefully..coz some brainless people spit on walls ,road,anywhere they can...

Population can be use to transform the society towards betterment. Awareness is required along with a system.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Look at the Delhi metro.If the goverment creates something good people will take pride in it and take care of it.But if government does nothing people wont give a darn.Initiative should be taken by goverment.

 

[indiatester]

Industrial pollution is even a major problem but steps are being taken to reduce that.

Once the Ghats are being facelifted then i think around 25-30% pollution will be reduced.

I think the bigger pollutant are the municipalities that dump untreated sewage into the river. The industries ofcourse add poison.

 

[Hindustani78]

The PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Minister, Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Sukhnandan Kumar calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti, in New Delhi on May 14, 2015.

 

[Hindustani78]

I think the bigger pollutant are the municipalities that dump untreated sewage into the river. The industries ofcourse add poison.

Government may use telecom technology like SMS alerts for cleaning ganga - The Times of India
May 18, 2015, 11.12 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Union government may turn to technology for its ambitious project to clean and protect the Ganga by using sensors that can monitor the level of chemical components in the river and send SMS alerts in real time when quantities are excessive. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti is quite "enthused" about the idea of using technology and has asked industry to come up with proposals, according to a top executive of a state-owned company.

The government is likely to rope in state-run Telecom Consultants of India, which has submitted a proposal to the ministry for the use of transducers to monitor effluent levels in the Ganga in real time. These devices convert chemical parameters into electrical information, process and transmit the data and are capable of sending automated SMSes through mobile networks to alert the authorities. "The status of Ganga water can be updated online to a centralised server and the regulator will immediately get an alert through SMS," TCIL CMD Vimal Wakhlu told ET. The public sector company wants to enter new IT-related initiatives with the government and is keen on contributing towards the clean Ganga mission by providing expertise through machine-to-machine technology. Untreated effluents from industries and sewage from municipalities along the route of the river are the main sources of pollution in the Ganga. To mitigate the contamination, the government has made it mandatory for companies and civic bodies to use treatment plants before discharging waste into the Ganga.

"We feel that effective monitoring to ensure that industries pump clean water back into the Ganga is an important facet and it can be done by utilising machine-to-machine technology. A chemical transducer can be placed at every outlet to check water quality," Wakhlu said.

The top TCIL executive said that an automated SMS would be generated to warn the company if any violation occurs. The government may revoke a factory's licence if there are repeated breaches. The challenge, according to Wakhlu, is the availability of transducers in the country and their cost. About 100,000 units would be needed for the Ganga project and each imported transducer costs close to $30,000. TCIL expects the cost to go down if transducers are manufactured locally, in line with the government's 'Make in India' initiative. "We are hopeful that in the course of three to four years, this would become effective and then can be extended to other rivers like Yamuna," a senior government official added.

 

[Hindustani78]

Indian Hindu devotees help bathe an elderly woman as they perform rituals in the the river Ganges on Somvati Amavasya, or no moon day, in Allahabad.

 

[Hindustani78]

Govt working on including criminal provisions in law on river Ganga - The Hindu
New Delhi, May 18, 2015


The government is in the advanced stages of preparing the final draft of a law, which will incorporate criminal provisions, in its bid to abate pollution and maintain sustainable cleanliness in River Ganga.

The Union Water Resources Ministry is working with different Ministries including the Ministries of Environment, Urban Development and Law and Justice in this regard, sources said.

“We have received four drafts for the purpose. We are in the advanced stage of preparing the law, whose objectives are abating pollution and maintaining sustainable cleanliness in the river,” an official source, who is privy to the developments, said.

The Centre in March had said that it will enact a law for permanent protection of river Ganga from pollution with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitching for an “uncompromising mission-mode approach” to stop its further pollution.

Meanwhile, the Centre has also come up with several plans for preventing untreated sewage and effluents from directly entering the river, besides clearing trash, which makes way into the river during cremation on ghats.

As part of it, a pilot project is being launched in eight places on the banks of Ganga this June, where boatmen would be engaged in clearing trash on the river surface and transporting it to dumping yards, likely to be created for the purpose.

“Boatmen would be paid incentives through urban local bodies for collecting the trash associated with cremation, culture and religious customs on the river surface,” the source said, adding that the project would be implemented through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The eight places include Allahabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Mathura, Vrindavan, Sahibganj, and Nabadweep.

This apart, the Water Resources Ministry is also exploring possibilities of other river surface pollution like engaging trash skimmer machines, aerators, river surface cleaning boats, besides boom for arresting floating materials with contributions from NRIs.

 

[Hindustani78]

Polluting Ganga to be a criminal offence soon
New Delhi, May 18, 2015, DHNS:

The Centre is planning a stringent law that will treat all acts leading to pollution of the river Ganga as criminal offence.

The Ministry of Water Resources is in the advance stage of preparing the final draft of the law after discussing with different ministries. The government will launch a pilot project in June to prevent the flow of untreated sewerage and industrial effluent into the river besides clearing trash generated during cremation on ghats.

The pilot project envisages engaging boatmen in cleaning trash on the river surface and transporting it to specially created dumping yards. It will be undertaken in eight places.

The water ministry is also exploring the possibility of engaging trash skimmer machines, aerators, river surface cleaning boats with contributions from NRIs or corporate houses.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Water Resources
19-May, 2015 19:38 IST

Uma Bharti Inspects Drains in Haridwar and Rishikesh

Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti today inspected 12 major drains falling into river Ganga near Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand today. She was accompanied by senior officials of her Ministry and State Government.

later speaking to mediapersons she said it will be her endeavour to finish most of the major tasks related to Ganga conservation in next four years. The Minister said ,“ I will visit drains falling into Ganga, Yamuna and its tributaries four days in a week to expedite the Ganga conservation plan”. She said, if required, Government may consider bringing a legislation to restrict the usage of river water and groundwater for drinking purpose only, while treated and rain water may be used for other purposes. State Governments will be considered before bringing this legislation, the Minister added.

 

[Hindustani78]

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 12:42
Uma Bharti inspects drains leading into River Ganga | Zee News


Haridwar: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti inspected twelve major drains falling into river Ganga near Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

Bharti was accompanied by senior officials of her ministry and the Uttar Pradesh Government.

"I will visit drains falling into Ganga, Yamuna and its tributaries four days in a week to expedite the Ganga conservation plan," she told media persons.

She said the government may consider introducing a legislation to restrict the usage of river water and groundwater for drinking purposes, and added that treated and rain water may be used for other purposes.

ANI

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Those visiting Chet Singh or Prabhughat will never get to know how its so clean.. Mission Prabhughat Kids do it daily

He was sleeping peacefully next 2 the place ppl used to defecate,where we set up a urinal/NO SMELL

 

[Hindustani78]

By the way which Ghat is this ?