On 11th March, 2011, discussed the issues related to the river Ganga and recent developments made by the NGRBA with the HE B.L.Joshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. HE. Joshi Ji. has stressed upon the following:
- Holistic approach to save river Ganga from its origin to the Bay of Bengal .
- Pollution control, economic, cultural and socio-political development as the key components of the conservation plan.
- Incorporation of Ganga water users in Ganga Basin Projects.
- Short and long term planning for the Basin Development.
- Establishment of a dedicated Ganga Basin Research Institute as part of the NGRBA for generation and dissemination of required data.
All valuable suggestions shall be putup before the competent authorities and meeting of the NGRBA to be held in near future under Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Prime Minister.
Dear Sir
ReplyDeleteIt is a good news that you are taking steps towards the seting up a national Institute for studies on Ganga at Varanasi. We are hopeful that it comes and strats functioning to address the environmental problems in the Ganga River system.
Santosh