Committee on Estimates suggests apex body for better coordination & implementation of schemes
Q. Which parliamentary committee suggested setting up apex body for better coordination and implementation of schemes for cleaning River Ganga in a time bound manner?- Published on 12 May 16a. Estimates
b. Projections
c. Economic Development
d. Environment
ANSWER: Estimates
Parliamentary Committee on estimates chaired by BJP LS member Murli Manohar Joshi suggested an apex body headed by the Prime Minister for better coordination and implementation of all the schemes of the cleaning of India’s national river in a time bound manner. Committee suggested that the apex body should be backed by a legislative framework with statutory power to take decisions on different aspects of the river rejuvenation projects including land acquisition for sewage treatment plants and uninterrupted flow of the river or regulation of water withdrawal for agriculture, industrial and domestic use.
- So far GoI has identified 30 projects of inter linking rivers across the country.
- Only three links- Ken Betwa, Damanganga Pinjal and Par Tapi Narmada have been adopted for implementation.
