INDEX ABOUT GANGA RIVER. VARANASI- “ THE SPRITUAL CAPITAL OF INDIA”. CAUSES OF POLLUTION IN THE RIVER GANGA . ILL EFFECTS OF GANGA POLLUTION. WHAT IS GANGA ACTION PLAN(GAP). STATE WHERE GANGA ACTION PLAN (GAP) WAS LAUNCHED. OBJECTIVES OF GAP. DIFFERENT PHASES GAP. FAILURE OF GAP. SPECIALTY OF GANGA'S WATER. WHAT ARE THE STEPS TAKEN TO CLEAN GANGA.
About Ganga River The Ganga is India's most important and iconic river. The Ganga is the largest river in India . The length of Ganga is 2500 km’s.
About Ganga River Its starts from Gangotri in the Himalayas to Sunder bans delta in the Bay of Bengal . Along its bank are some of the world's oldest inhabited places like Varanasi and Patna
VARANASI- “ THE SPRITUAL CAPITAL OF INDIA” 4.1 Million population. One of the oldest cities in the world . Millions come here to take bath in ganga river . It is one of the very highly polluted zone of the river.
Causes of pollution in the river ganga Human wastes. Industrial wastes. Municipal wastes.
Haridwar dam. Religious practices. Dead bodies of human and animal. Causes of pollution in the river ganga
ILL EFFECTS OF GANGA POLLUTION People who use this water may suffer from Typhoid , Cholera , Dysentery and other waterborn diseases. They may suffer from variety of skin infections. High level of coliform bacteria in the ganga makes it unfit for agricultural.
WHAT IS GANGA ACTION PLAN(GAP)? The Ganga Action plan was launched in India on 14th January 1986 by Rajiv Gandhi. Its main objective was to protect the river from the hazards of pollution. Boat for cleaning river ganga.
STATE WHERE GANGA ACTION PLAN (GAP) WAS LAUNCHED In 6 towns of Uttar Pradesh. In 4 towns of Bihar. In 15 towns of West Bengal.
OBJECTIVES OF GAP To improve the water quality. Treatment of domestic sewage . prevent toxic and industrial chemical waters entering into the river.
DIFFERENT ganga action plans
DIFFERENT PHASES GAP Phase 1 was lanched on June 1985. It was the first attempt by goverment to clean the ganga river. Phase 2 was approved from 1993 on word. Phase-1 Phase-2
FAILURE OF GAP Inappropriate environmental planning. Insignificant cooperation between central government &local government bodies. Lack of local experts for monitoring. Least political dedication to save Ganga.
Specialty of ganga's water Bacteriophages. A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. The word "bacteriophage " means "bacteria eater ," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.
What are the steps taken to clean ganga? -Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure. -River-Surface Cleaning. - Bio-Diversity. - Afforestation. -Public Awareness.