GANGA TO BE A INDIAN NATIONAL RIVER
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New Delhi, Nov 4 , Government of India today decided to declare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a high powered Ganga River Basin Authority to protect the ancient river from pollution and other degradation. Ms. Sophia Dalle, a singer from New York welcome the decision along with the PFA Haryana activist.
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with Ministries of Water Resources, Environment and Forests and Urban Development in New Delhi today, a decision was taken to declare the Ganga as a National River and also set up a Ganga River Basin Authority as an empowered planning, implementing and monitoring authority for the Ganga River. The proposed Authority would be chaired by the Prime Minister and would have as its Members Chief Ministers of States through which the Ganga flows.
The Prime Minister referred to the special place Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognized and that the country should set up a model for river cleaning through the new institutional mechanism. It was decided that there is a need to replace the current piecemeal efforts taken up in a fragmented manner in select cities with an integrated approach that sees the river as an ecological entity and addresses issues of quantity in terms of water flows along with issues of quality.
The details of the Authority to be vested with appropriate powers would be worked out in consultation with State Governments and Central Ministries.
The unit of planning, it was felt, should be the river basin and action related to pollution abatement, sustainable use of water and flood management should be integrated. The proposed Authority will promote inter sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning for the river. Various agencies working on different aspects of river conservation and pollution management would be brought together under this proposed Authority.
Prime Minister also directed that detailed final proposals may be prepared within two months after necessary wide ranging consultations. It was also recognized that the spirit of the Ganga Action Plan as conceived in 1985 by the then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi of making the cleaning for the Ganga River a people's movement should be restored.
e-mail: kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/412193.html
New Delhi, Nov 4 , Government of India today decided to declare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a high powered Ganga River Basin Authority to protect the ancient river from pollution and other degradation. Ms. Sophia Dalle, a singer from New York welcome the decision along with the PFA Haryana activist.
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with Ministries of Water Resources, Environment and Forests and Urban Development in New Delhi today, a decision was taken to declare the Ganga as a National River and also set up a Ganga River Basin Authority as an empowered planning, implementing and monitoring authority for the Ganga River. The proposed Authority would be chaired by the Prime Minister and would have as its Members Chief Ministers of States through which the Ganga flows.
The Prime Minister referred to the special place Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognized and that the country should set up a model for river cleaning through the new institutional mechanism. It was decided that there is a need to replace the current piecemeal efforts taken up in a fragmented manner in select cities with an integrated approach that sees the river as an ecological entity and addresses issues of quantity in terms of water flows along with issues of quality.
The details of the Authority to be vested with appropriate powers would be worked out in consultation with State Governments and Central Ministries.
The unit of planning, it was felt, should be the river basin and action related to pollution abatement, sustainable use of water and flood management should be integrated. The proposed Authority will promote inter sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning for the river. Various agencies working on different aspects of river conservation and pollution management would be brought together under this proposed Authority.
Prime Minister also directed that detailed final proposals may be prepared within two months after necessary wide ranging consultations. It was also recognized that the spirit of the Ganga Action Plan as conceived in 1985 by the then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi of making the cleaning for the Ganga River a people's movement should be restored.
e-mail: kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com 
Homepage: http://www.pfaharyana.in
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Let us shake hands to save the Ganga
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/412193.html
New Delhi, Nov 4 , Government of India today decided to declare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a high powered Ganga River Basin Authority to protect the ancient river from pollution and other degradation. Ms. Sophia Dalle, a singer from New York welcome the decision along with the PFA Haryana activist.
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with Ministries of Water Resources, Environment and Forests and Urban Development in New Delhi today, a decision was taken to declare the Ganga as a National River and also set up a Ganga River Basin Authority as an empowered planning, implementing and monitoring authority for the Ganga River. The proposed Authority would be chaired by the Prime Minister and would have as its Members Chief Ministers of States through which the Ganga flows.
The Prime Minister referred to the special place Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognized and that the country should set up a model for river cleaning through the new institutional mechanism. It was decided that there is a need to replace the current piecemeal efforts taken up in a fragmented manner in select cities with an integrated approach that sees the river as an ecological entity and addresses issues of quantity in terms of water flows along with issues of quality.
The details of the Authority to be vested with appropriate powers would be worked out in consultation with State Governments and Central Ministries.
The unit of planning, it was felt, should be the river basin and action related to pollution abatement, sustainable use of water and flood management should be integrated. The proposed Authority will promote inter sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning for the river. Various agencies working on different aspects of river conservation and pollution management would be brought together under this proposed Authority.
Prime Minister also directed that detailed final proposals may be prepared within two months after necessary wide ranging consultations. It was also recognized that the spirit of the Ganga Action Plan as conceived in 1985 by the then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi of making the cleaning for the Ganga River a people's movement should be restored.
e-mail: kadyan.ipfa@gmail.com
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/11/412193.html
New Delhi, Nov 4 , Government of India today decided to declare Ganga as a 'national river' and also set up a high powered Ganga River Basin Authority to protect the ancient river from pollution and other degradation. Ms. Sophia Dalle, a singer from New York welcome the decision along with the PFA Haryana activist.
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with Ministries of Water Resources, Environment and Forests and Urban Development in New Delhi today, a decision was taken to declare the Ganga as a National River and also set up a Ganga River Basin Authority as an empowered planning, implementing and monitoring authority for the Ganga River. The proposed Authority would be chaired by the Prime Minister and would have as its Members Chief Ministers of States through which the Ganga flows.
The Prime Minister referred to the special place Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognized and that the country should set up a model for river cleaning through the new institutional mechanism. It was decided that there is a need to replace the current piecemeal efforts taken up in a fragmented manner in select cities with an integrated approach that sees the river as an ecological entity and addresses issues of quantity in terms of water flows along with issues of quality.
The details of the Authority to be vested with appropriate powers would be worked out in consultation with State Governments and Central Ministries.
The unit of planning, it was felt, should be the river basin and action related to pollution abatement, sustainable use of water and flood management should be integrated. The proposed Authority will promote inter sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning for the river. Various agencies working on different aspects of river conservation and pollution management would be brought together under this proposed Authority.
Prime Minister also directed that detailed final proposals may be prepared within two months after necessary wide ranging consultations. It was also recognized that the spirit of the Ganga Action Plan as conceived in 1985 by the then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi of making the cleaning for the Ganga River a people's movement should be restored.
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someone should tell, educate the Indians about hygene, sanitation, birth control pills, human-trafficking, illegal wildlife trade, corruption, food consumption, over fishing, waste-cycle and many more. NOT JUST Ganga River alone!
someone should tell, educate the Indians about hygene, sanitation, birth control pills, human-trafficking, illegal wildlife trade, corruption, food consumption, over fishing, waste-cycle and many more. NOT JUST Ganga River alone!
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday slammed the Congress-led government's move to declare the Ganga the national river as 'half-hearted', coming just before the polls. 'Such an announcement right before elections does not matter because they had put the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government's river linking project in cold storage. That would have helped in harnessing Ganga's water throughout the country,' said party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tuesday announced that the Ganga would be declared India's first national river with a separate river basin authority to monitor its cleanliness in the states through which it flows.Manmohan Singh referred to the special place the Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognised.Javadekar said the Congress could not be trusted on the 'faith factor' as the party had 'questioned the existence of (Lord) Ram and are bent upon breaking the Ram Setu'.Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. Many Hindus believe it was built during Lord Ram's era to facilitate his journey from southern India to Sri Lanka.The government last month told the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu is not an 'essential and integral part of Hindu religion', reviving its contentious stance on the construction of a shipping channel in the area.Javadekar said that even if the government's step to make the Ganga the national river was just for the purpose of cleaning it, 'they haven't announced any step related to that'.He added: 'It seems half-hearted.'
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday slammed the Congress-led government's move to declare the Ganga the national river as 'half-hearted', coming just before the polls. 'Such an announcement right before elections does not matter because they had put the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government's river linking project in cold storage. That would have helped in harnessing Ganga's water throughout the country,' said party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tuesday announced that the Ganga would be declared India's first national river with a separate river basin authority to monitor its cleanliness in the states through which it flows.Manmohan Singh referred to the special place the Ganga has in the hearts and minds of all Indians and stated that this emotional link needs to be recognised.Javadekar said the Congress could not be trusted on the 'faith factor' as the party had 'questioned the existence of (Lord) Ram and are bent upon breaking the Ram Setu'.Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. Many Hindus believe it was built during Lord Ram's era to facilitate his journey from southern India to Sri Lanka.The government last month told the Supreme Court that the Ram Setu is not an 'essential and integral part of Hindu religion', reviving its contentious stance on the construction of a shipping channel in the area.Javadekar said that even if the government's step to make the Ganga the national river was just for the purpose of cleaning it, 'they haven't announced any step related to that'.He added: 'It seems half-hearted.'
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