Minimum River Flow for Ganga Flashcards
Which Mission laid down flow specifications of river Ganga ?
National Mission for Clean Ganga
What is the full form of CWC ?
Central Water Commission
Which Ministry is the CWC a technical organisation under ?
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
From which year has CWC been monitoring river water quality ?
1963
What does the CWC do ?
Control, Conservation and Utilization of water resources
Whom does CWC submit quarterly reports to ?
NMCG
What is minimum environmental flow ?
Regime of flow in a river that mimics the natural
pattern
What does E-Flow mean ?
Enough water is to be released in the downstream of the river system after utilizing the water for the development projects
How is E-Flow defined ?
% of the average flow or cubic meters of water flow per second
How will demand side management be done to reduce withdrawal ?
- Scientific irrigation practices
- Reuse and Recycle of water
- Regulate goroundwater use
Which panel under Draft Ganga Act suggested stricter
provision than these specifications to increase accountability and responsibility for cleanliness and
uninterrupted flow ?
Justice Girdhar Malviya Panel
What are Nirmalata and Aviralta ?
Cleanliness and Uninterrupted Flow
Has the e-flow mentioned aquatic biodiversity ?
No
Which region do environmentalists want to ban mining in to support natural flow of water ?
Haridwar-Kumbh region
Which projects would have to comply with minimum environmental flow ?
Existing, under-construction and future
projects except the mini and micro projects which do not alter the flow characteristics of the river significantly
Which 87 year old has been fasting in Haridwar for a pollution free and uninterrupted flow in Ganga ?
GD Agarwal
What is % of flow that has to be maintained from it’s origin to Haridwar from November-March ?
20%
What % of flow has to be maintained during October, April and May ?
25%
What % of flow has to be maintained during June-September ?
30%
How much flow should the barrages at Bijnor, Narora and Kanpur maintain during non-monsoon month ?
24 cumecs
How much flow should the barrages at Bijnor, Narora and Kanpur maintain during monsoon month ?
48 cumecs
How much should be maintained at Bhimgoda during monsoon ?
57 cumecs
How much should be maintained at Bhimgoda during non-monsoon ?
36 cumecs
