1) Which of the following is/are true regarding River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016?
1) NGRBA will come under National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management).
2) National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) will be headed by the Minister of Water Resources.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
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Explanation
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ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
- The order creates the National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management), as an Authority under the Chairperson of Hon’ble Prime Minister, in place of the existing NGRBA for overall responsibility for superintendence of pollution prevention and rejuvenation of river Ganga Basin.
- The government strengthened and elevated the National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) to the level of an ‘Authority’ with powers to enforce pollution laws and penalise defaulters.
- The NMCG, currently registered as a society, works under the Water Resources Ministry as the implementing agency of policies framed by the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) that was created in 2010.
- It will now come under National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management).
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2) Which of the following cities are chosen for Smart Ganga City Scheme in Phase 1?
1) Patna
2) Barrackpore.
3) Rishikesh
a. 1, 3
b. 1, 2
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- Union Ministry for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Union Urban Development Ministry launched Smart Ganga City Scheme today in ten important cities through video conference.
- These cities are – Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura-Vrindavan, Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Patna, Sahibgunj and Barrackpore.
- National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has chosen these cities in the first phase for infrastructure development for sewage treatment. This will be on hybrid annuity mode based on PPP model.
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