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Ganga Gram Yojana

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  • Published on: 10-Jan-16
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Ganga Gram Yojana

  •  The union government recently launched Ganga Gram Yojana at a village in Hapur district of U.P.
  • 1600 villages situated along the banks of river Ganga will be developed under this scheme.
Highlights of this scheme:

  • In the first phase of the progamme 200 villages have been selected. In these villages open drains falling into river Ganga will be diverted and alternative arrangements for sewage treatment will be made.
  •  The villages will have toilets in every house hold. It is proposed to incur and expenditure of Rs. One crore on every village.
  • These villages will be developed under the Sichewal model. Sichewal is situated in Punjab, where cooperation of the villagers has been solicited for the water management and waste disposal in a meticulous way.
About pollution in Ganga

  • The main causes are the increase in the population density, the enhanced per capita pollutants discharged to the river and the meager dry season water flows in the river due to upstream uses.
  • The Haridwar dam has led to decay of the Ganga by greatly diminishing the flow of the river.
  • The Farakka Barrage  caused an increase of salinity in the downstream Ganga river, having a damaging effect on the ground water and soil along the river.
  • Most of the water available at the upstream of the Kanpur barrage is used during dry season for the cities drinking water needs.
  • Downstream of Kanpur barrage, adequate water is not available from the barrage to dilute the polluted water reaching the main river during the dry seasons of year.
  • The overall rate of water-borne/enteric disease incidence, including acute gastrointestinal disease, etc. and was estimated to be about 66%.
  • Chromium level now stands at more than 70 times the recommended maximum level.
  • A study conducted by the National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP) under the Indian Council of Medical Research in 2012, suggested that “those living along its banks in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal are more prone to cancer than anywhere else in the country”

By: Vishal
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