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Q23 (IAS/2016) Environment & Ecology › Environment Laws, Policies & Institutions (India) › River Conservation Authorities Official Key

Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'? 1. River basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: A
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The NGRBA's objective is to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management[2], making statement 1 correct. The NGRBA serves as a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body of the centre and the states[1], which confirms that it spearheads river conservation efforts at the national level, making statement 2 correct.

However, statement 3 is incorrect. The Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Authority, with Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of states through which Ganga flows (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal) serving as members[4]. There is no rotation basis for the chairmanship among Chief Ministers; the Prime Minister remains the permanent Chair.

Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct, making option A (1 and 2 only) the correct answer.

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  1. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 27: Environmental Organizations > 27.5. NATIONAL GANGA RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY (NGRBA) > p. 384
  2. [2] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 27: Environmental Organizations > 27.5. NATIONAL GANGA RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY (NGRBA) > p. 384
  3. [3] https://cpcb.nic.in/ngrba/about.html
  4. [4] https://wateractionhub.org/projects/99/d/ganga-river-basin-environment-management-plan/
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Q. Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'? 1. River basin is the unit of planning an…
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This is a classic 'Chairman Trap.' UPSC loves swapping the Head of a body (PM vs Minister vs Rotating CM). Statements 1 and 2 are generic definitions found in every standard text (Shankar/NCERT), while Statement 3 is the specific factual check. If you know the PM chairs it, the question is solved in 10 seconds.

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Is the river basin the unit of planning and management for the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)?
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Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 27: Environmental Organizations > 27.5. NATIONAL GANGA RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY (NGRBA) > p. 384
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“• NGRBA was constituted on February 2009 under the Environment (protection) Act, 1996. • The NGRBA is a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body of the centre and the states. • The objective of the NCRBA is to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management. r The Authority has both regulatory and developmental functions. The Authority will take measures for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga in keeping with sustainable development needs.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states NGRBA's objective is to ensure abatement of pollution and conservation of the Ganga by 'adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management'.
  • Describes NGRBA as a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body, linking its mandate to basin-scale planning.
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 4: Aquatic Ecosystem > 4.14. GANGA ACTION PLAN > p. 59
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“The Ganga Action Plan was launched on 14th January 86 with the main objective of pollution abatement, to improve water quality by interception, diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and toxic and industrial chemical tvastes present, from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river' After reviewing the effectiveness of the "Ganga Action Plan", the Government announced the "Mission Clean Ganga" project on 31st December, 20zo with the objective that by 202o, no municipal sewage and industrial waste would be released into the river without treatment, with the total budget of around Rs.5,ooo crore. The Government also established the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), chaired by the Prime Minister, with the objective to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the river Ganga, by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management.”
Why this source?
  • Repeats that NGRBA was established with the objective to ensure abatement of pollution and conservation 'by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management'.
  • Identifies NGRBA's high-level placement (chaired by PM), reinforcing that basin-based planning is the Authority's stated framework.
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