Ganga Action Plan


 
 
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Ganga Action Plan

Pollution of the Ganga and Ganga Action Plan (GAP): Ganga is one of the most important river of India. It runs over 2500 km from Gangotri in the Himalayas to the Ganga Sagar in Bay of Bengal. It is being polluted by more than hundred cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. Garbage, human excreta, untreated sewage are dumped into the river Ganga daily. Several human activities like washing of clothes, immersion of ashes, chemical effluents of industries are also responsible for pollution of Ganga. This pollution resulted in the fish killing in large sections of the river.

Ganga Action Plan (GAP) was a programme launched by Government of India in April 1985 in order to reduce the pollution load on the river. The programme was launched with much fanfare, but it failed to decrease the pollution level in the river after spending 901.71 crore rupees over a period of 15 years. Coliform is a group of bacteria, found in human intestines. Its presence in water indicates contamination by disease causing microorganisms which was found to be very high in Ganga during 1993-1994 indicating it is a home of diseases.

                    

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Question : 1

The main cause for abudant coliform bacteria in the river Ganga is:

Right Option : A
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Question : 2

The Ganga Action Plan was launched by ___________________________ .

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

Expand the abbreviation GAP:

Right Option : C
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