Bring ideas like this one to India - http://goo.gl/GD9tak "After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a simple tool that quickly tests water for safety — the Water Canary."

1. Low flow aerators & showerheads should be mandatory in Ganga territory to reduce amount of polluted water 2. Convert certain types of industrial waste water to water for farming in nearby villages. 3. Get ideas similar to these researched by scientists in CSIR labs - Twenty-four Innovative Projects Awarded Grants to Reduce Pollution to Local Waterways - http://goo.gl/nDFYOe 4. Seek proposals from Indian & global companies to demonstrate existing & newly developed technologies in 3 mo

1. Where ever people burn or dump dead bodies in Ganga, create a small by-pass that does NOT remix w/ river flow but is processed separately. 2. Low flush toilet designs are available universally & can reduce amount of pollution. 3. Pollution eating bacteria should be mandatorily added to ALL (body & cloth) soap sold in Ganga territories. 4. Held "Clean Ganga" convention in Varanashi in next 3 months to get ideas & innovative solutions from all over the world.

Need to follow below Few Points and strict Laws ! 1. More than 290 crore litre waste is being dumped into the Ganga. 2. If we can have separated Drainage system for the every state, we can maintain the cleanliness. 3. Water filtration Unit can purify water for irrigation & drinking water. 4. wastes water contain gases which can be used different cause. 5. Prepare a Partition In Ganga for Pilgrims & for Funeral with blocking system so that Only a Partition remain is to be clean every year.

some of the opinion from my side are below in pdf.

UNLESS UNTIL THERE IS SUFFICIENT ECOLOGICAL FLOW, RIVERS CAN NOT BE CLEANED. FIRST OF ALL PLEASE REMOVE DAMS AND BARRAGES WHICH ARE STRANGULATING OUR RIVERS ...DR SUDHA SEHGAL,M.D.

Please see the attachment. Involving public, concerned government agencies, PPPs with accountability, reward and punishments is the essence.

Wood fire should be banned for cremation of bodies. The dead bodies should be burnt in close chambers with tall chimney. It is better if government can ban use of wood for cremation with support from religious heads. CNG and electric based cremation is safer, less pollutant, cheaper and clean system. In the Hindu custom, the corpses of babies under the age of five are flowed in the river which no doubt pollutes the river and sometimes, the body parts of babies are eaten by animals. Isn’t it

1. First save river water by using less. A new design of commodes/toilets has to be made which uses max 2 litres water per flush, the current designs use 11 to 15 litres per flush! Solution : Design a commode which have pressure nozzles that release water with great force ( like the spray in a car wash) , so less water is used . 2. The toilet drainage in septic tanks (for each area) should be taken to treatment plant and converted directly into manure, it should not be realeased into river.

Pilgrimage centres of communities should be treated with respect and not as a commercial hub of the tourism. Focus On The Spiritual Aspects Of These Places. Ideas and suggestions on how to improve the condition of the Ganga so that the Ganga is once again restored to its glory is here but who is listening and acting?