Ganga to be pollution-free within three years: Bharti
21 Aug 2014 6:04 AM IST
While declaring that year 2015-2016 will be observed as water conservation year, union water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday said that government will ensure that Ganga is pollution-free and flows uninterrupted.
‘We will ensure that within a period of three years, Ganga is free of most of its pollution and at least one stream of Ganga flows uninterrupted,’ the minister said while inaugurating an international seminar on water risk and water stewardship here on Wednesday.
Spelling out the plan of the ministry, Bharti said, ‘A public movement will launched throughout the country for this purpose and at least one official of the Union Water Resources Ministry will be present in every district of the country during this period.’
Bharti also said that cooperation of state governments, NGOs, civil society, youth and retired personnel will be taken in this task, adding that public movement has become a necessity for conservation of water and river in the country.
Referring to the apprehensions raised by some sections on the viability of inter-linking of rivers in the country, Bharti said, ‘We will ensure that environment, aqua life of rivers and eco-balance is not disturbed in the process.
‘We will ensure that within a period of three years, Ganga is free of most of its pollution and at least one stream of Ganga flows uninterrupted,’ the minister said while inaugurating an international seminar on water risk and water stewardship here on Wednesday.
Spelling out the plan of the ministry, Bharti said, ‘A public movement will launched throughout the country for this purpose and at least one official of the Union Water Resources Ministry will be present in every district of the country during this period.’
Bharti also said that cooperation of state governments, NGOs, civil society, youth and retired personnel will be taken in this task, adding that public movement has become a necessity for conservation of water and river in the country.
Referring to the apprehensions raised by some sections on the viability of inter-linking of rivers in the country, Bharti said, ‘We will ensure that environment, aqua life of rivers and eco-balance is not disturbed in the process.
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