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Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) Volume 2 Mission Reports GANGA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN (GRBMP) VOLUME 2 MISSION REPORTS JANUARY 2015 cGanga Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur © cGanga & NMCG, 2020 Ganga River Basin Management Plan - 2015 National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) GANGA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN NMCG is the implementation wing of National Ganga Council which was setup in October 2016 under the River Ganga Authority order 2016. Initially NMCG was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 (GRBMP) under the Societies Registration Act 1860. It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) which was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) 1986. NGRBA has since been dissolved with effect from the 7th October 2016, consequent to constitution of National Council for Restoration, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred to as National Ganga Council). www.nmcg.in VOLUME 2 Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) cGanga is a think tank formed under the aegis of NMCG, and one of its stated objectives is to make India a MISSION REPORTS world leader in river and water science. The Centre is headquartered at IIT Kanpur and has representation from most leading science and technological institutes of the country. cGanga’s mandate is to serve as think-tank Extended Summary in implementation and dynamic evolution of Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) prepared by the Consortium of 7 IITs. In addition to this it is also responsible for introducing new technologies, innovations and January 2015 solutions into India. www.cganga.org by by Acknowledgment This document is a collective effort of a number of experts, institutions and organisations, in particular ConsortiumConsortium ofof 77 “Indian“Indian Insti Institutetute of ofTechnology”s Technology”s (IITs) (IITs) those who were instrumental in preparing the Ganga River Basin Management Plan which was submitted to the Government of India in 2015. Contributions to the photographs and images for this vision document by individuals are gratefully acknowledged. Suggested Citation GRBMP by cGanga and NMCG Authors IIT IIT IIT IIT IIT IIT IIT Vinod Tare Bombay Delhi Guwahati Kanpur Kharagpur Madras Roorkee Gautam Roy Contacts In Collaboration with Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, Uttar Pradesh, India or National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi 110 002, India IIT IIT CIFRI NEERI JNU PU NIT-K DU BHU Gandhinagar © cGanga & NMCG, 2020 NIH ISI Allahabad WWF Roorkee Kolkata University India GRBMP MISSIONS 01 AvirAL DHARA NIRMAL DHARA 02 03 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION 04 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 05 GEOLOGICAL SAFEGUARDING 06 BASIN PROTECTION AGAINST DISASTERS 07 RIVER HAZARDS MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING 08 AND SENSITIZATION MISSION 1: AVIRAL DHARA IV Ganga River Basin Management Plan MESSAGE I am delighted to note that the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) with the help of the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies, Kanpur (cGanga) is releasing the print version of the Compendium of Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) and its constituent Reports for wide distribution among various government departments, agencies, academic institutions and other stakeholders. The GRBMP and its accompanying Plan Documents (Mission Reports and Thematic Reports) are among the most insightful assessments of the state of National River Ganga that helped formulate a cogent revival strategy for the river. The documents cover a wide range of issues on the status of the river vis-a-vis various anthropogenic activities in the Ganga River Basin that have affected the river over the last many decades. The issues covered in this Compendium are of critical importance not only for the Conservation and Restoration of River Ganga and other rivers of the country, but also for many other people- centric activities in the Ganga Basin under the government’s purview such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Hydropower, Industry, Infrastructure, Municipal Services, Sustainable Water Resource Management, and Urban Development, to name a few. It is, therefore, essential that such issues that are closely interlinked with the focus areas of various ministries and departments of the government (both Central and State governments), other stakeholders and researchers, are extensively disseminated among them. I commend NMCG and cGanga in taking this initiative to print the Compendium for wide distribution among various stakeholders, academics and international agencies. This will enable them to incorporate GRBMP’s views and recommendations in their forthcoming plans, programmes and activities. I also welcome further feedback from all concerned on the GRBMP framework and its recommendations. (GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT) Office: 210, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 11001 MISSION 1: AVIRAL DHARA VI Ganga River Basin Management Plan Tel: No. (011 23711780, 23714663, 23714200, Fax: (011) 2371084 E-mail: [email protected] (GRBMP) prepared at the behest of the Indian government by a Consortium of Seven IITs is a sterling guide for this purpose. It not only details and analyses the various anthropogenic factor that have been affecting the river over the FOREWORD past two centuries, but also chalks out a comprehensive roadmap for the rejuvenation of our great river. The main Plan itself is based on scores of independent studies by experts from the seven IITs and other allied institutions India is the land of sacred rivers. Rivers, large and small, are of learning to provide a firm foundation to its recommendations. The GRBMP held in deep reverence by Indians for their profound material is, therefore, the culmination of a many-faceted effort that synthesizes and spiritual gifts to humankind. For rivers are not only an the diverse studies and perceptions of India’s most knowledgeable and endless source of freshwater – a fundamental necessity for stimulated minds. life –they also bring many other gifts for our sustenance from food such as fishes to energy in the form of hydropower, cost- Being in the lead for restoring and conserving the River Ganga as a great effective navigation and transport, the washing away of wastes river once again, I whole-heartedly recommend all students and scholars and surplus waters from the basin, supply of agricultural to peruse the GRBMP and its reports for their own subject interests as nutrients through irrigation waters, aesthetic beauty and, well as in the hope to get their feedback so that we can further fine-tune not the least, spiritual fulfilment. Among our sacred rivers, our knowledge and take remedial actions for improving River Ganga. In this River Ganga is the most important and universally worshipped in India. In task, we do not view the GRBMP as a static final Plan, but rather as a Plan recognition of the prime importance of River Ganga in our national life the that will evolve dynamically with our collective insights and knowledge. And Government of India not only conferred the status of National River on the such knowledge and insights can also help in the revival of our other rivers Ganga in the year 2008, it thereafter also launched the nationwide Namami and ecosystems. I am also sure that many students and researchers will find Gange programme focussed uniquely on the restoration and conservation much useful knowledge and leads in these documents to guide them in their of River Ganga. future researches and careers. These documents are, therefore, invaluable both for individual interests as well as for reviving our rivers and water bodies The National Mission for Clean Ganga has been at the forefront of the for a resurgent India. Namami Gange initiative ever since its launch. To understand our task in all its complexity it was necessary to harness the knowledge and understanding of a wide gamut of experts on what ails our National River and how best to redeem and preserve the river. The Ganga River Basin Management Plan RAJIV RANJAN MISHRA VIII IX Ganga River Basin Management Plan Ganga River Basin Management Plan CENTRE FOR GANGA RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT AND STUDIES Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Department of Civil Engineering cGanga IIT Kanpur Dr Vinod Tare Professor & Founding Head - cGanga the Thematic and Mission Reports. It is hoped that this modular structure will PREfacE make the Plan easier to comprehend and implement in a systematic manner. There are two aspects to the development of GRBMP that deserve special In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and mention. Firstly, the GRBMP is based mostly on secondary information (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of obtained from governmental and other sources rather than on primary data 1986), the Central Government constituted the National Ganga collected by IIT Consortium. Likewise, most ideas and concepts used are River Basin Authority (NGRBA) as a planning, financing, not original but based on literature and other sources. Thus, on the whole, monitoring and coordinating authority for strengthening the GRBMP and its reports are an attempt to dig into the world’s collective the collective efforts of the Central and State Government wisdom and distil relevant truths about the complex problem of Ganga River for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the Basin Management and solutions thereof. river Ganga. One of the important functions of the NGRBA is to prepare and implement a Ganga River Basin Management Secondly, many dedicated people spent hours discussing major concerns, Plan (GRBMP). A Consortium of seven “Indian Institute of issues and solutions to the problems addressed in GRBMP. Their dedication Technology”s (IITs) was given the responsibility of preparing the GRBMP led to the preparation of a comprehensive GRBMP that hopes to articulate by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), GOI, New Delhi. A the outcome of the dialog in a meaningful way.
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