Israel to help in Ganges rejuvenation
Q. Which of the following countries are helping India in Gangas rejuvenation?
1. Israel
2. China
3. UK
4. USA
5. Japan- Published on 07 Dec 15a. 3 and 5
b. 2 and 5
c. 1 and 5
d. All
ANSWER: 1 and 5
- Israel wants to offer its expertise in water management and help the government with its ambitious Ganga cleaning project.
- Israel’s water management, desalination and recycling techniques helped Israel to overcome a water crisis in years of drought.
- The model has been emulated by several countries.
- Israel has also set a template for reusing wastewater for irrigation. It treats 80 percent of its domestic wastewater, which is recycled for agricultural use, and nearly 50 percent of the total water used for agriculture.
- India and Japan has come together to enhance the living environment in Varanasi and other neighboring cities along Ganga river through improved sanitation system.
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and Varanasi Nagar Nigam organized a seminar on enhancement of living environment in Varanasi through improved sanitation system.
- JICA has extended around Rs 580 crore for the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) project for improvement of water quality of Ganga river at Varanasi and improving the living environment for city residents, pilgrims and tourists.
Other projects supported by JICA : Yamuna Action Plan, abatement of pollution in Hussain Sagar Lake at Hyderabad through sewerage system development as well as sewerage system development at Amritsar, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack and Guwahati.
