In Continuation: 9. The policy should be more stringent for Industries and there should be hand holding for Pollution Control Boards at Central and State Levels. 10. The Condition of river Ganga is quite poor in UP region due to unauthorized industries and due to lack of awareness in people. I am not proposing to shunt off Industries, but these industries should either have own treatment facilities or a CETP unlike Kanpur. The CETP should be planned by projection higher load unlike GAP-I

In Cont with my last msg: 6. The Action plans for Ganga needs to work on real problem rather than what they did in past. (for an instance, just to save on few bucks, they proposed old technologies and also for Kanpur issue, they have envisaged industrial growth on very lower side) 7. Nalla tapping with proposal of few STPs at every 10-50 km stretch (it can save on direct discharge of sewage/ effluent in Ganga) 8. The Urban Agglomeration should not be ignored while planning any such schemes

Actionable Policy (which may prove permanent solution): 1. Awareness of People by linking Ganga as Deity 2. Stop open bathing, dead animal dumping, solid waste dumping 3. The Pollution Control Board should adhere with their policy and work plan for each industries without failing. (They should go with banning industries which are not abiding with stipulated norms) 4. The norms/ parameters for disposal of Effluent or Sewage needs to be more stringent 5. Upgrading Existing Infrastructures...

1. Building more sewage treatment plants 2. Stopping cremation & disposal of dead bodies in Ganga 3. Heavy fine on industries which dispose their harmful waste without proper treatment 4. Ban of polythene 5. Protecting water creatures for ecological balance 6. Leaving tortoise in Ganga which can eat dead bodies 7. Growing water hyacinth which can prevent pollution 8. Cleaning other polluted rivers meeting Ganga 9. Stopping sand mining 10. Fne on people for spreading garbage & installing CCTV

We must take action: 1.Net can Remove Metal and plastic waste 2.Very active Clean city program for riverbed cities 3.Taking help of religious,social self help group 4.Closure threat to industries which are polluting rivers intentionally 5.Chemical Removing/treatment facilities 6.research on fantumplantum and coral rifts in river water 7.Cleaning facilities at Dams 8.Sewerage reforms (my views attached) 9.Research university on Rivers. 10.Special cremetary Ghats facilities on rivers

Theme of Clean Ganga be Prevention of Pollution through Sustainable Development & Extensive Mass Awareness be. Policy Measures include Single Window Approach; Developing & Implementing Sustainable Ganga Mgt. System; Zero Discharge from Point Sources; Prohibiting Chemical Fertilizers & Pesticides; Declaring Ganga catchment as open defecation free & No Garbage Zone; Promoting Ecomark washing soaps; developing separate bathing ghats, dhobi ghats & religious offerings ghats, Details given in PDF

1. People not put waste inside 2. Arrange electric Crematorium by Govt with minimum fee.3. Statues of god can built on the river side 4. Can arrange separate place for doing karumathi/pooja 5. Using plastics should completely banned 6. Arrange free food & accommodation for volunteers to monitor the works in each areas 7.Create awareness to public by college students 8. Arrange pipe system for taking bath for old & children in separate place from gangariver. 9.Built trees 10.Built parks

P find attached a policy frame work and strategies to enable Ganga cleaning, most of the action points suggested by other panelists can be categorized on the 5 heads. broadly classified into Jurisdiction and enforcement, infrastructure policy, Campaign and awareness Policy and strategies.

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I have a 10 list of practical initiatives towards cleaning Ganga. Please give me your feedback.