The Central government recently placed a blue print before the Supreme Court on short, medium and long term measures worth thousands of crores to be executed in the next 18 years to restore the glory of the Ganga.
It said in the affidavit that 118 towns situated on the bank of the Ganga have been identified as a first target to achieve total sanitation, including waste-water treatment and solid waste management. In order to ensure rejuvenation of the Ganga, the action plan envisages phase-wise timeline: short term—a period of three years, medium term —a period of next five years and long term — a period of next ten years and more.
Further, the ministry of urban development identified 118 urban habitations on the banks of the Ganga for extending coverage of sewerage infrastructure at the estimated cost of Rs 51,000 crore and also to make 1,649 gram panchayats located along the Ganga free from open defecation.
"But what is missing in the Modi government's approach is 'aviralta' (free flow) of the Ganga. The plan's major thrust is on pollution abatement only, while the most important issue, i.e, of uninterrupted flow, has been given the least importance," said environment scientist B D Tripathi.
Tripathi had also written a letter to the Prime Minister to draw his attention to the issue of ensuring unobstructed and uninterrupted flow of the river.
"The present need of the Ganga is its 'aviralta' and 'nirmalta' (cleanliness). However, during the Ganga Manthan programme organized recently in New Delhi, nobody discussed the modality of increasing the flow of water in the Ganga and maintain the sanctity of Gangajal released from Gomukh," Tripathi wrote in his letter to the PM.
Tripathi said, "in place of restoration of the glory of Gangajal, the ministry has announced commercialization of its water without discussing the environmental impact of dredging or running motor operated ships. Impact assessment of commercial activities on micro and macro flora and fauna of the river, which maintain the 'Ganga ecosystem' besides religious and socio-cultural rituals performed on its banks is also important."
On the issue of barrages on the river, Tripathi said: "As Farakka barrage on the Ganga has imposed several environmental problems, the government should study the impact assessment before building new barrage."
After the NGRBA was set up in 2009, it was decided to achieve "Mission Clean Ganga" by 2020. It was to be ensured that by 2020 no untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluent drained into the Ganga and the investment required to create necessary treatment and sewerage infrastructure to be shared suitably by the Central and state governments. The World Bank approved a fund of $ 1 billion to achieve the objective of Mission Clean Ganga.
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