GANGA VRIKSHAROPAN ABHIYAN

Question 1

WHAT IT DOES

Answer 1

PLANTS SAPPLING ON BANKS OF RIVER GANGA OF UK,UP,WB,BIHAR JHARKHAND

Question 2

WHO IS DOING IT

Answer 2

BY NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA AND THE STATE GOVTS RESPECTIVELY ARE THE NODAL AGENCY FOR IT. THEY HAVE RUN I SCHEME Called FIG

Question 3

WHAT IS FIG

Answer 3

FOREST INTERVENTIONS IN GANGA
HERE AWARENESS IS CREATED AMONG THE STAKE HOLDERS REGARING THE REJUVUNIATION BY AFORESTATION.
IT WORKS UNDER NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA.

Question 4

NATONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA

Answer 4

• NMCG has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and
Executive Committee. Both of them are headed by Director General, NMCG. Executive
Committee has been authorized to accord approval for all projects up to Rs.1000 crore.
• The order envisages five tier structures at national, state and district level to take measures
for prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure
continuous adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga as below:
a) National Ganga Council under chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
b) Empowered Task Force (ETF) on river Ganga under chairmanship of Hon’ble Union
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
c) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
d) State Ganga Committees.
e) District Ganga Committees in every specified district abutting river Ganga and its
tributaries in the states.