Case study ganga action plan

know about the holy river ganga and how its getting polluted by human activities and much more about ganga action plan.

1. Ganga action plan case study by… sardar chanderdeep singh cse -c 15k41a05g8 case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

2. WATER POLLUTION In simple terms .. “contamination of water bodies” case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

3. THE RIVER GANGES Trans boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km river rises in the Western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and flows South-East through the gigantic plain of north India into Bangladesh , where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

4. THE GANGES PLAN .. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

5. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GANGA According to reports by environmental engineers if IIT RHOORKE E , the Ganga decomposes the organic waste 15 to 25 times faster than other river. Scientists and religious leaders have speculated on causes of rivers apparent self purification effect in which water borne bacteria such as dysentery and cholera are killed off . thus preventing large scale epidemics . According to NBRI(national botanical research institute) the river Ganga has a anti bacterial quality. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

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7. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS The Ganges was ranked among the top five most polluted rivers of the world in 2007, with fecal coliform levels in the river near Varanasi more than hundred times in the official Indian government limits Pollution threatens not only humans, but also more than 140 fish species, 90 amphibian species and the endangered Ganges river dolphin. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

8. VARANASI ,THE SPIRITIUAL CAPITAL OF INDIA.. 1.5 million Population One of the oldest cities in the world Most sacred city in India Millions come here to take bath in the Ganges Cremation, a holy practise Is one of the very high polluted zones of the river case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

9. WATER QUALITY OF VARANASI case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

10. CREMATION AT MANIKARNIKA GHAT case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

11. POINT AND NON POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION Runoff from agricultural fields. Solid waste. Human and cattle excreta and facial matter. Bathing and washing on Ghats. Cremation. Domestic waste. Industrial waste. Polluted river Nala . case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

12. GANGA ACTION PLAN In 1986, the government had launched the first phase of GANGA ACTION PLAN (GAP 1) to protect the country’s largest river basin. It selected stretches of the river along 25 cities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. In 1993, GAP-11 was initiated which included the river’s tributes-the Yamuna, Gomti , Damodar and the Mahanadi. On Feb 20, 2009, the Union government gave the Ganga the status of a National River and relaunched GAP. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

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14. FAILURE OF GAP-1 AND GAP-11 Non availability of environmental state of the art. In appropriate environmental planning. Establishment of non specific sewage treatment plans on highly productive crop lands. Least political dedication and vision to save the river GANGA. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

15. GOVERNMENT IN ACTION AGAIN The Ganges river considered to be sacred in India is getting a $1 billion clean up loan from world bank. Clean up efforts that includes building water treatment plants , fixing dams and other fixing water quality improvement methords . case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

16. PRIME MINISTER PLANS NEW POLICY TO CLEAN GANGA NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed to come out with a plan to bring back the lost glory of Ganga during his campaign in Varanasi, and now his government is planning a policy initiative to check pollution in the mighty river. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

17. MEDIUM AND LONG TERM STRATEGY MEDIUM TERM PLAN: Sanitation measures in 1649 Gram Panchayats as identified by ministry of drinking water and sanitations. Sewerage infrastructure coverage for 118 towns near by. case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

18. LONG TERM PLAN: To emerge Ganga river basin management plan(GRBMP) being prepared by consortium of 7 IITs. --(a report received by IIT consortium). case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

19. MISSION CLEAN GANGA Objective: “by year 2020, no untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluents flow into Ganga ” case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

20. FUTURE THREAT!! case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

21. ANY QUIRIES!!? case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

22. EXPRESSING GRATITUDE.. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur

23. BIBILOGRAPHY.. www.slideshare.com www.tskchander.blogspot.in www.wikipedia.com www.namamigangeplan.com www.gangaactionplan.com STATUS PAPER ON RIVER GANGA..national river conservation directorate ministry of forest and environment VARANASI , UTTAR PRADESH case study by Chanderdeep Singh Gaur