CASE STUDY: GANGA ACTION PLAN (GAP)
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The principal sources of pollution in the river Ganga are domestic and industrial wastes.
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Approximately, 1.7 billion litres of effluents flow into river Ganga each day out of which 1.4 billion litres is untreated.
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The Ganga Action Plan was, launched in 1986: The main objective of the program was to improve the water quality of river Ganga.
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It included diversion of wastewater flowing directly into Ganga, installing-sewage treatment plants to treat this wastewater, and other, and pollution-control-measures like solid waste management.
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The plan laid emphasis on public awareness and participation to keep the Ganga clean. There is still a lot of work to be done in regard to the plan.
