Ganga Rejuvenation Programme of Ministry of WR, RD and GR International Conference on Sustainable Clean Ganga Mission: Opportunities and challenges 12th December 2014, New Delhi Ganga Rejuvenation Programme of Ministry of WR, RD and GR H K SAHU Member Secretary Upper Yamuna River Board Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation New Delhi, India

Ganga Rejuvenation Programme Ganga (Bhagirathi) rises from the Gangotri Glacier. At Devprayag it is known as Ganga. Ganga Basin is the largest river basin of the country. Basin houses about 40% population of India. After traversing a distance of 2525 km it meets Bay of Bengal at Ganga Sagar. Ganga is polluted during course of its journey by municipal sewage from large urban centers, effluents from industries and polluting waste from several other non-point sources.

Ganga Action Plan Phase-I Main objective of GAP was to improve the water quality of Ganga to acceptable standards by preventing the pollution load reaching the river. The objective of GAP was recast in June 1987 as restoring the river water quality to the 'Bathing Class' standard . FACTS DATE OF LAUNCH : June 1985 ORIGINAL SANCTIONED COST : Rs. 256.26 crores DATE OF REVISED APPROVAL : August 1994 REVISED SANCTIONED COST : Rs. 462.04 crores expenditure 433.3 crores TOWNS COVERED : 25 towns of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. DECLARED CLOSED ON : March 2000 Total wastewater estimated : 1340 MLD Capacity created : 869MLD by 34 STP

Ganga Action Plan Phase-II Phase II of Ganga Action Plan was started in stages between 1993 & 1996.   Jharkhand; Uttarakhand; Delhi and Haryana states included. Objectives Improving water quality of river Ganga. To serve as a model to demonstrate the methodology for improving the water quality of other polluted rivers. 441 projects in 95 cities under the plan. Funding Central & State Government Provided Share of 50:50. After April 1997 Central Government took the full responsibility of the project. Government sanctioned Rs.2285.48 crore. Implementation of the plan commenced w.e.f. 1.4.2001. The funding pattern changed to 70:30 between center and state subsequently.

Clean Ganga Fund Union Cabinet has now approved establishment of Clean Ganga Fund for its ‘Namami Gange’ programme. Activities to be funded: Control of non-point pollution from agricultural runoff, human defecation, cattle wallowing, etc. Setting up of waste treatment and disposal plants along the river around the cities. Conservation of the biotic diversity of the river. Community based activities to reduce polluting human interface with the river. Development of public amenities including activities such as Ghat redevelopment. Research and Development projects and innovative projects for new technology and processes for cleaning the river.

Namami Gange Mission Substantial amount of money spent in the conservation and improvement of the Ganga. Efforts have not yielded desired results because of the lack of concerted efforts by all the stakeholders. Ganga Rejuvenation is now recognised as multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional and multi-stakeholder challenge. Union Budget 2014-15 has provided Rs. 2,037 crores. In addition a sum of Rs. 100 crores has been allocated for developments of Ghats and beautification of River Fronts at Kedarnath, Haridwar, Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad and Patna . Namami Gange consolidates ongoing efforts and planning for a concrete action plan for future. The interventions at Ghats and River fronts will facilitate better citizen connect and set the tone for river centric urban planning process.      

Namami Gange Mission Key Ministries comprising of (a) WR, RD&GR, (b) Environment, Forests & Climate Change, (c) Shipping, (d) Tourism, (e) Urban Development, (f) Drinking Water and Sanitation and Rural Development have been working together since June, 2014 to arrive at an action plan. Group of Secretaries has been constituted to develop a draft action plan which submitted its initial report on 21st July, 2014 and after taking into account the feedback received from the Hon’ble Ministers, has submitted the final report on 28th August, 2014. Ganga River Basin Management Plan is being prepared by the Consortium of 7 IITs, first version of which is likely to be available shortly.

ACTION PLAN Identified main Short term activities: Rehabilitation and up-gradation of existing STPs along Ganga 100% sewerage infrastructure in identified towns alongside Ganga In situ sewage treatment in open drains Ghat’s developments in selected cities and towns Industrial pollution abatement at Kanpur on priority Capacity building of urban local bodies Afforestation – Conservation of Flora Conservation of Aquatic life – Dolphin, Turtles and Ghariyals Disposal of flowers and other puja material GIS data and Spatial Analysis for Ganga basin Study of communities depending on Ganga for their livelihood Establishing National Ganga Monitoring Centre Special guidelines for sand mining in Ganga Communication and Public Outreach Activities

ACTION PLAN Medium term infrastructure and non-infrastructure interventions for implementation of long term vision: (i) Nirmal Dhara- ensuring sustainable municipal sewage management • Incentive for states to take up projects on Ganga Main-stem by providing an additional share of central grants for sewerage infrastructure. • 10 years mandatory O&M by the same service provider at par with NGRBA programme and PPP, Mandatory reuse of treated water • Expanding coverage of sewerage infrastructure in 118 urban habitations on banks of Ganga- by MoUD with estimated cost of Rs 51000 Crores (ii) Nirmal Dhara- managing sewage from Rural Areas • Mo DWS scheme for all Ganga bank Gram Panchayts (1632) free from open defecation by 2022, at a cost of Rs 1700 Crores as central share (iii) Nirmal Dhara- managing Industrial discharge • Making ZLD mandatory • Rationalized water tariff to encourage reuse • Real time water quality monitoring (iv) Aviral Dhara • Enforcing River Regulatory Zones on Ganga Banks • Rational agricultural practices, efficient irrigation methods • Restoration and conservation of wetlands (v) Ensuring conservation of aquatic life and biodiversity (vi) Promotion of Tourism and Shipping in a rational and sustainable manner

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