CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the head of the de-siltation of Ganga River Project?
A
Shri Guru Moorthy
B
Shri Madhav Chitale
C
Shri Ramesh Kumar
D
Shri Rajesh Kannan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The committee was constituted in July 2016 by the Ministry of Water Resources River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal). Shri Madhav Chitale (Expert Member, NGRBA) was appointed as Chairman of the committee.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sankat Mochan Foundation (SMF) is a non-governmental organization devoted to cleaning the pollution of the Ganges and protecting the Ganges river in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The UN listed the ‘Namami Gange’ project to clean up the Ganga river as one of the world’s ten “pioneering” initiatives that are successfully restoring the natural world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Desilting is the removal of fine silt and sediment that has collected in a river in order to restore its natural capacity, without widening or deepening of the river. Desiltation works have the potential to improve the hydraulic performance of a river.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Namami Gange Programme’, is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs. 20, 000 Crore to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.

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