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  • (a) Discuss the major programs that the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has initiated for saving major Indian rivers from pollution.

(a) Discuss the major programs that the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has initiated for saving major Indian rivers from pollution.

(b) Ganga has recently been declared the national river. Discuss the implication with respect to pollution of this river.

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(a) The Government has launched the Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan to reduce pollution levels in these rivers. Under the Ganga Action Plan, dredging and cleaning of the riverbed are being carried out. These activities are especially intensified at places where the river passes through a major urban centre. The current government has named the Ganga Action Plan Namami Gange.

(b) The Ganga is probably the most important river in India. It is important from a religious perspective as well as from an economic perspective. The Gangetic Plain is one of the most densely populated areas in the world and supports the livelihood of billions of people. A high level of pollution in this river will jeopardise the very existence of people who have lived in the Gangetic Plain for thousands of years. High levels of pollution will do irreparable damage to the ecosystem in our country.

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