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National Ganga River Basin Authority

National Ganga River Basin Authority is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Ganga River Basin Authority rather than just read about it. In short: National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), was a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, of India. The mission of the organisation is to safeguard the drainage basin which feeds water into the Ganges by protecting it from pollution or overuse.

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National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), was a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, of India. The mission of the organisation is to safeguard the drainage basin which feeds water into the Ganges by protecting it from pollution or overuse. In July 2014, the NGRBA was transferred from the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, formerly the Ministry of Water Resources (India).

Establishment It was established by the Government of India, on 20 February 2009 under Section 3(3) of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, which also declared the Ganges as the "National River" of India.

Overview The Prime Minister is the chair of the Authority. Other members include the cabinet ministers of ministries that include the Ganges among their direct concerns and the chief ministers of states through which the Ganges River flows. The Chief Ministers as members are from the states through which Ganges flow viz. Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, among others. The first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority was held on 5 October 2009. In the 2010 Union budget of India, the allocation for National Ganga River Basin Authority doubled to ₹500 crore (5,000,000,000.00).

Members of the NGRBA There are total of 23 members of the NGRBA. 14 out of 23 come from the government sectors whereas the remaining 9 come from the NGO sector.

Government members of the Committee Members belonging to the government sector are as follows:

Expert members of the committee Members belonging to the NGO sector are as follows:

Dissolution of Authority and establishment of National Ganga Council

The Government of India, in a notification issued on 20 September 2016, announced that it has taken the decision under the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 to establish a new body named the National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) (NCRG) or simply National Ganga Council (NGC) to replace the existing NGRBA. The new body will act as an authority replacing the existing National Ganga River Basin Authority since 2016 for overall responsibility pollution prevention and rejuvenation of the Ganges Basin

National Ganga Council NGC is chaired by the Prime Minister of India. NGC is responsible for preventing pollution and rejuvenating the Ganga River Basin. It also implements the National Mission for Clean Ganga. The NGC's jurisdiction includes the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and more. The NGC works with the State Programme Management Groups (SPMGs) to implement projects. The SPMGs are the implementing arm of the State Ganga Committees. The NGC also works with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), which has a Governing Council and Executive Committee.

See also Ministry of Jal Shakti Central Water Commission List of dams and reservoirs in India Indian rivers interlinking project Indian rivers interlinking project List of national projects of the Ministry of Water Resources of India List of rivers of India List of lakes of India

References

External links National Ganga River Basin Authority, website

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