Cleaning Up Varanasi is a Test for Narendra Modi By Stephanie Strom, New York Times 17 July, 2014 Click here to view the slideshow. VARANASI, India — The big question on many minds here is: How long will the electricity last? Since Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in May,…
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By Lata Rani, Gulf News 23rd August, 2014 Patna: As the campaign to keep the Ganges clean picks up momentum, the state government in Bihar has now decided to construct toilets for villagers with the objective to keep the ‘sacred’ river free from pollution. The government believes the open defecation…
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By Parul Pandey July 7, 2011 PATNA: The state capital has become the most polluted city in Bihar, with the rate of pollution doubling in the last five years. According to a survey done by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) in 2010-11, the presence of small particulate matter…
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By Alok K.N. Mishra Friday, September 9, 2011 PATNA: National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has got a detailed project report (DPR) prepared to develop a promenade (walkway), plant trees and construct recreation clubs along the Ganga in the city. The DPR has been completed by architectural consultancy firm, Sen…
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Bihar Prabha Thursday, July 1, 2010 PATNA: It should be music to the ears of nature lovers among Patnaites. The state urban development department has mooted an ambitious plan to develop a walkway for pedestrians along the river Ganga. The proposed walkway, six metres wide, would stretch out on a…
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Bihar Prabha July 11, 2011 The state capital, which is among the 16 most polluted cities of the country, is now the second city in eastern India, next only to Kolkata, with a continuous (online) ambient air quality monitoring (CAAQM) station. next to Kolkata. Set up by Bihar State Pollution…
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By Neha Shukla, Times of India May 23, 2011 Lucknow: The fact that Gomti’s flow and level have reduced drastically has caught the attention of the government which is now mulling to constitute a river conservation unit for its restoration and conservation. The river, reeling under the bane of pollution…
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Tare, Vinod., Bose, Purnendu., et al. “Suggestions for a modified approach towards implementation and Assessment of Ganga Action Plan.” Environmental Engineering and Management Programme, IIT Kanpur. Sept 2004. In India, the implementation of river cleaning operations through ‘River Action Plans’ (RAPs) conventionally focus on a reduction in concentrated or ‘point’…
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Sikka, B. “Initiatives in Pollution Abatement of Rivers in India Under the National River Conservation Plan.” Director of Ministry of Environment and Forests, GoI. Presented at the 3rd Indo-German Conference on Research for Sustainability-Water and Waste Management at IIT, Delhi on 3-4th February 2010. Click here to read this presentation….
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Shankar, U. “Purifying the Ganga.” Down to Earth. 30 September 1992. Purifying the Ganga By Uday Shankar September 30, 1992 “The story of the Ganges, from her source to the sea, from old times to new, is the story of India’s civilisation …” – Jawaharlal Nehru It may have been…
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