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River
Pollution Control Projects : Introduction |
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P Jal Nigam is the Principal
Implementing Agency for River
Pollution Control Projects in
the state of UP. Its task is
to prevent direct flow of waste
water into important river bodies
of the state, so as to maintain
water quality of these rivers
to a satisfactory level. This
is being done by diverting waste
water/ domestic sewage flow
to appropriate Treatment sites
before being allowed to drain
out in river bodies. So for
15 major towns located on the
Banks of River Ganga, Yamuna
and Gomti have been provide
with waste water treatment facilities
for cleaning about 42 % of its
domestic sewage flow.
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| Introduction |
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With social and technical
advancement world wide, the
level of pollution is also increasing
in land, air and water. Land
is subjected to pollution by
dumping of different kind of
toxic and non toxic wastes,
excessive use of chemical fertilizers
and pesticides etc. The air
is subjected to pollution by
harmful gases emerging out of
industries, transport vehicles,
fuel wood etc. The water, specially
river water subjected to pollution
due to direct discharge of domestic
sewage, industrial waste, agriculture
run off, washing of cloths,
open defecation along river
bank, cattle wallowing and throwing
of carcasses or half burnt dead
bodies etc. into the river.
The river water pollution are
from point sources and non point
sources. The point sources are
discharge of domestic sewage
through open drains and/or from
sewerage system, industrial
waste etc. The non point sources
of pollution are agriculture
run off, washing of cloths,
cattle wallowing and throwing
of carcasses or half burnt dead
bodies etc.
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The rivers
in India have religious importance,
also the river water is a major
source of drinking water for
different towns and villages
in the country. Due to increase
in pollution level of the river
water, the drinking water schemes
are subjected to different level
of pollution, thus causing different
diseases, to its consumers,
also the cost of treatment for
purification of polluted river
water increases tremendously.
In the year 1985, the Government
of India, initiated the program
for the abatement of river pollution.
To start the river pollution
control program, the sacred
river Ganga, was taken up in
the beginning. The program named
Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was
launched by the Government of
India in the year 1985 for conservation
of the water quality of holy
river Ganga. The objective of
the Plan was to initiate
action to prevent pollution
of the river Ganga resulting
due to direct discharge of domestic
sewage and industrial waste,
as also because of non point
pollution due to cattle wallowing,
washing of cloths and throwing
of Carcasses or half burnt dead
bodies etc. into the river.
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The basis
of the Ganga Action Plan was
provided by survey report and
recommendations made by Central
Pollution Control Board. For
effective implementation of
the GAP, the Govt. of India
constituted the Central Ganga
Authority in February,1985.
The authority is chaired by
the Hon'ble Prime Minister of
India with Chief Ministers of
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West
Bengal as members along with
some selected Union Ministers
and Chief Secretaries as members.
An inter departmental Steering
Committee also was set up to
formulate the strategy and the
components of the Ganga Action
Plan in detail and to administer
and monitor the implementation
of approved projects. In June,
1985, the Ganga Project Directorate
was established under the ministry
of Environment and Forests,
Govt. of India. The purpose
of this Directorate, which is
headed by Project Director of
the level of Additional Secretary
to the Govt. of India, is to
appraise and clear the projects
prepared by State agencies,
release of funds, coordination
of various activities and to
monitor the implementation of
the Plan. This Directorate
is now known as National River
Conservation Directorate (NRCD).
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| GAP-
Ganga Action Plan, GoAP-
Gomti Action Plan, YAP
- Yamuna Action Plan, GoI-
Govt. Of India , GoUP-
Govt. of U.P. ,
NRCD- National River Conservation
Directorate, O&M
- Operation and Maintenance, C.C.E.A.
- Cabinate Committee of Economic
Affaiirs , S.T.P.
- Sewage Treatment Plant. |
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KEY PERSONS |
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Mr. R N
Dey |
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Chief Engineer(Ganga) |
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Mr.Y
S Negi |
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Engineer |
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