India Germany collaboration on Cleaning Ganga
Q. The Ganga River Cleaning program has been collaborating with Germany. Germany has been known for cleaning which of its river?- Published on 18 Apr 16a. Danube
b. Rur
c. Rhine
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Rhine
Germany’s example of cleaning up of its river Rhine will be replicated for the Ganga.- The MoWR signed an agreement with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) of Germany to help with cleaning the Ganga. The ‘Namami Ganga’ is a flagship Rs. 30,000-crore programme of the NDA government to clean the Ganga and restore its flows by 2020.
- The way to do this, according to the government, is to have public sector undertakings develop 52 sewage treatment and effluent treatment plants (STPs) and cleaning up a number of ghats, besides using skimmers at 11 places to take muck out of the river stream.
- Germany, that will contribute Rs. 22.2 crore to the endeavor, will provide technical consultancy to deal with industrial effluents in Uttarakhand, before they empty out into the river.
- Germany’s ultimate goal is to bring back ‘Mother Ganga’ in India to its pristine condition as it has been done successfully for ‘Father Rhine’ in Germany.
