CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following committee has constituted to prepare the draft Ganga Act
A
Rakesh Mohan Committee
B
Girdhar Malviya Committee
C
Dharmadhikari Committee
D
Arvind Mayaram Committee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the implementation wing of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA). It is a registered society originally formed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change(MoEFCC) on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Central Government has set up the ‘National Ganga River Basin Authority’ (NGRBA) vide gazette notification dated 20th Feb, 2009 as a collaborative institution of Central and State Governments under the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA) of 1986 for abatement of pollution of River Ganga.

Detailed explanation-3: -To oversee the implementation of the GAP and lay down policies and programmes, Government of India constituted the Central Ganga Authority (CGA) under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in February 1985.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salient features of “Namami Gange” programme Over 1, 632-gram panchayats on the banks of Ganga to be made open defecation-free by 2022. Several ministries are working with nodal Water Resources Ministry for this project includes-Environment, Urban Development, Shipping, Tourism and Rural Development Ministries.

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