Question 3 - Past Year Questions - 5 Marks - Chapter 3 Class 9 Geography - Drainage - Geography

The activities of Ganga Action Plan (GAP) Phase – I, initiated in 1985 were declared merge with National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Why? Write its major achievements.

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1. The river cleaning program in the country was initiated with the launching of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1985. 
2. National River  Conservation Authority reviewed the progress of the GAP and the necessary corrections on the basis of the lessons learned and experiences gained from  GAP phase – I.
3. Due to high pollution levels in most rivers, these have been applied to the country's major polluted rivers under the NRCP. So, In 1995 , the Ganga Action Plan was expanded to include other rivers as part of the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). 
4. The NCP has been expanded to include 152 towns located along 27 Interstate rivers in 16 states.
5. A total of 215 schemes of pollution abatement (reduction)have been sanctioned . It is planned to treat one million liters of sewage.

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