Recently during 16th
Loaksabha Election the victory of Shri Narendra Bhai Modi has created a new history
in India. Before going for nomination he told “ Maa Ganga ne mujhe bulaya hai”
have shown his commitment towards mother Ganga. This was highly appreciated by
the environmentalists, technocrats and the common masses because the life of
450 million people is threatened due to fragmentation of river Ganga.
Since, Modi ji has become Prime
Minister of India and Chairman of the National Ganga River Basin Authority
(NGRBA), I as an expert member of the NGRBA and pioneer scientist working on
Ganga for last 42 years, would like to draw his attention towards the following
challenges of river Ganga.
1. Continuous
decrease in the flow of water during past a few years has induced fragmentation
of the National River Ganga and it has imposed a serious problem to the nation
and threatened the lives of 450 million people.
2. Decrease
in the velocity and quantity of Ganga water has adversely affected its dilution
factor rather self purifying capacity. Hence, without any further addition in
the quantity of pollutants, the intensity of Ganga water pollution has been increased.
3. Decrease
in the flow of Ganga water is the probable reason by which all efforts made by
the government during past a few decades to control the pollution of river
Ganga has not been visualized.
4. Mother
Ganga is suffering with the “triple R” problem i.e. Reduced ecological
flow, Reduced water carrying capacity and Reduced quality i.e. Pollution of
water.
5. The problem of mother Ganga is the
multidimensional problem, henceforth, only holistic approach can save the
Ganga.
Since,
mother Ganga is inseparable
part of our life and its water is regarded as the most purifier of human body
and soul science times immemorial, I would like to request Modi ji to keep
aforesaid points in his mind before implementing any further projects to save
mother Ganga.
Prof. B.D.Tripathi, Expert Member, NGRBA, Govt. of India
