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Polluting Ganga to be a criminal offence soon


Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, May 19, 2015, DHNS: The Centre is planning a stringent law that will treat all acts leading to pollution of the river Ganga as criminal offence.

Ganga riverThe Ministry of Water Resources is in the advance stage of preparing the final draft of the law after discussing with different ministries. The government will launch a pilot project in June to prevent the flow of untreated sewerage and industrial effluent into the river besides clearing trash generated during cremation on ghats.

The pilot project envisages engaging boatmen in cleaning trash on the river surface and transporting it to specially created dumping yards. It will be undertaken in eight places.

The water ministry is also exploring the possibility of engaging trash skimmer machines, aerators, river surface cleaning boats with contributions from NRIs or corporate houses.


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