Census was conducted under "My Ganga My Dolphin" project
Q. Which census was conducted jointly by the WWF and forest department under National Mission for Clean Ganga in October 2015?- Published on 27 Oct 15a. My Ganga My Dolphin
b. Ganga River Dolphin Census
c. Indian Dolphin Survey
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Ganga River Dolphin Census
Census was conducted under “My Ganga My Dolphin” project by WWF and forest department under the National Mission for Clean Ganga. Survey found 1263 dolphins in UP as against 671 in 2012 census. Survey also found there were 116 dolphins in a 215 km stretch of river from Allahabad to Varanasi, the confluence of Ganga and Gomti. Ganga River Dolphin Census was conducted following a survey of 700 community members across 80 villages across the river. Stretches of rivers like Gandhak and Rapti recorded an increase while Narora recorded a decrease. No dolphins were found in Ken, Son and Ramganga.
