The status of National River for the Ganga, facilitated the constitution of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), an empowered planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating body on February 20, 2009 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for cleaning of the Ganga River. The Authority, chaired by the Hon ble Prime Minister of India, has as its members the Union Ministers concerned and the Chief Ministers of the States through which Ganga flows, viz., Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, among others. The objective of the NGRBA is to ensure pollution prevention and conservation of the Ganga River by adopting a holistic river basin approach keeping in view the sustainable development needs. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Govt. of India (GoI) on July 6, 2010, with a consortium of seven IITs for the development of Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP). The vision of GRBMP is the restoration of wholesomeness of rivers in the Ganga basin and aims to have adequate provision for water, soil and energy in the Ganga basin to accommodate the pressures of increased population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture while ensuring the sanctity of the fundamental aspects of the river system. The Panch Sutras adopted are as follows: (i) Continuous flow (Aivarla Qaara), (ii) Un-polluted flow (inama-la Qaara), (iii) Longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity of the river system, (iv) Adequate space for various river functions, and (v) River as an ecological entity. Committees & Groups Project Management Board (PMB): o To oversee the preparation of GRBMP by IITs Project Implementation and Coordination Committee (PICC) o To manage and coordinate project activities Standing Committee (SC) o To collate reviews of the reports submitted by the Consortia of 7IITs Core Group (CG) o Think-tank for the preparation of GRBMP Thematic Groups (TGs) o To work on various aspects such as, environmental quality and pollution (EQP), water resources development & management (WRM), fluvial geomorphology (FGM), ecology & biodiversity (ENB), socio-economic & cultural (SEC), policylaw- governance (PLG), geo-spatial data management (GDM) and communication (COM) PMB: Consists of Expert Members, Representatives from the MoEF, MHRD and MOWR, Directors of 7 IITs, and Project Coordinator as Member Secretary PICC: Consists of Thematic Group Leaders and Representatives from 7 IITs SC: Comprises of Representatives of Ministry of Environment & Forests; Ministry of Panchayati Raj; Ministry of Urban Development; Ministry of Water Resources; Ministry of Power; Ministry of Science & Technology; Urban Development Department, Uttar Pradesh; Urban Development & Housing Department, Bihar; Urban Development Department, Jharkhand; Urban Development Department, West Bengal; PeyJal Department, Uttarakhand; Central Pollution Control Board and Project Coordinator CG: Consists of Selected Members from Thematic Groups and Outside Experts TGs: EQP, WRM, FGM, ENB, SEC, PLG, GDM and COM
Preparation of GRBMP: Objective and Organisational Structure Project Implementation and Coordination Committee (PICC) Institute Representatives Shyam R Asolekar IIT B A K Mittal IIT D Mohd Jawed IIT G Vinod Tare IIT K D J Sen IIT KGP Ligy Philip IIT M I M Mishra IIT R Thematic Group Leaders Purnendu Bose EQP A K Gosain WRM Rajiv Sinha FGM R P Mathur ENB S P Singh SEC N C Narayanan PLG Harish Karnick GDM T V Prabhakar COM
Thematic Group Activities EQP Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: August 13-14, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Roorkee: December 4, 2010 Fourth Meet at IIT Delhi: January 23, 2011 Fifth Meet at IIT Delhi: March 26, 2011 WRM Group Meeting First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: August 13-14, 2010 SWAT Workshop at IIT Delhi: December 9-11, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Delhi: January 21-22, 2011 Fourth Meet at IIT Delhi: March 25-26, 2011 FGM Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Kanpur: Feb 12-14, 2011 Third Meet at IIT Kanpur: May 12-13, 2011 ENB Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: August 13-14, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Roorkee: October 2, 2010 Fourth Meet at IIT Delhi: January 23, 2011 Fifth Meet at IIT Delhi: March 26, 2011 SEC Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: November 13-14, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Roorkee: January 08-09, 2011 Fourth Meet at IIT Delhi: March 13-14, 2011 Fifth Meet at IIT Delhi: June 13-14, 2011 PLG Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: November 13-14, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Delhi: May 18, 2011 Fourth Meet at IIT Delhi: June 12-13, 2011 GDM Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: November 13-14, 2010 Third Meet at IIT Kanpur: April 27-28, 2011 Environmental Flows (E-Flows) Environmental Flows (E-Flows) describe the quantity, timing, and quality of water flows required to sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human livelihoods and wellbeing that depend on these ecosystems. E-Flows are required for maintaining river regimes, making it possible for the river to purify itself, maintaining aquatic biodiversity, recharging groundwater, supporting livelihoods, and allowing the river to play its role in cultural and spiritual aspects of population. There have been major water abstractions from the Ganga River (in the middle segment) for the purpose of irrigation. Canal Systems including the Upper Ganga Canal, Madhya Ganga Canal, Eastern Ganga Canal and Lower Ganga Canal etc. has been fulfilling irrigation needs of the farmers and this has led to severe problem of water availability in the stretch from Haridwar to Allahabad. Additionally, there has been significant increase in industrial activities at the banks of river at various points and this has led to diminishing water quality as in most of the cases the river becomes a dumping body for the industrial waste. The rising standards of living and exponential growth of industrialization and urbanization have further exposed the water resources of the Ganga River. All these issues have compounded the problem of both water quality and quantity, which make it absolutely vital to assess and maintain the E-Flows for the Ganga River. In this context, a group has been constituted to particularly look into the E-flows aspect of the Ganga River as part of the preparation of GRBMP. E-Flows Group Meeting: First Meet at IIT Kanpur: October 19, 2010 Second Meet at IIT Delhi: March 25, 2011 Third Meet at IIT Delhi: June 2, 2011
Partners/Associate Instituitions/Organizations Allahabad University Bengal Engineering & Science University (BESU), Shibpur Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) Delhi University Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM), Gwalior Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT BHU) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Patna University State Water Resources Agency (SWaRA), Govt. of U.P. WWF-India Milestones MoA Signed: July 6, 2010 in MHRD, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Govt. of India (GoI) with the Consortium of 7 IITs for the preparation of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP). The MoA was exchanged between Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon ble Minister, HRD and Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), E & F at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. Project Kick-off Meeting: July 23-24, 2010 at IIT Delhi First Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Expert Members: August 28, 2010 at IIT Kanpur First Set of Draft Reports: December 2010 Second Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Expert Members: June 3, 2011 at IIT Delhi Second Set of Draft Reports: June 2011 Signing of MoA between the MoEF, GoI and the Consortia of 7 IITS on July 6, 2010 in MHRD, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 4 P a g e
GBP: Framework for Documentation and Report Indexing First Set of Draft Reports 001_GBP_IIT_GEN_DAT_01 Ver 1_Dec 2010: River Ganga at a Glance: Identification of Issues and Priority Actions for Restoration Highlights: General Observations (related to Ecology, river Water Quality, Pollution and condition of the river) and recommendations for future work (mostly by IIT Consortia) in three segments: Upper Ganga, Middle Ganga and Lower Ganga Recommendations on sanitation, preparation of RRWQMP on priority for some identified towns, and on developing pilgrimage and spiritual spots in most sensitive places in UGS 002_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010: Riverbank and River Water Quality Management Plan Highlights: Components, Preparation, Importance and Implementation of Riverbank and River Water Quality Management Plan [RRWQMP] 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010: Sewage Treatment: Recommendations and Guidelines Highlights: Selection of Appropriate Sewage Treatment Technology: Continuous measurement of flow at the inlet and outlet, Excellent preliminary treatment, Treatment up to tertiary level, Online bioassay test, Designed and built as modular units, Pumping and STPs to be taken together for contracting/bidding 004_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_03_Ver 1_Dec 2010: Plan for Construction, Operation and Maintenance: Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal Infrastructure Proposed under GRBMP Highlights: Restoration of Nirmal Dhara Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal Infrastructure Funding and Implementation Issues: Current Scenario Funding and Implementation Issues: Proposed Changes Attributes First Set of Draft Reports Submitted: December 31, 2010 Presentation of Highlights to the Secretary, MoEF: January 7, 2011 Discussion on Comments & Suggestions: March 1, 2011 Written Response to Comments & Suggestions: April 10, 2011 First Meeting of the Standing Committee to Review Reports: April 18, 2011 Brain Storming on Reviews: May 18, 2011 Revised Reports: June 30, 2011 Funding and Implementation Issues: New Paradigm Private Participation: Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Model Compliance, Legal Implications and Regulatory Issues DBO Model: Public Monitoring 5 P a g e
First Set of Draft Reports 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010: Active Floodplain Mapping: Defining the River Space Highlights: Data Report: Mapping of Active Flood Plane using Remotely Sensed Data List of Second Set of Draft Reports 006_GBP_IIT_GEN_ANL_01_Ver 1_June 2011: SWOT Analysis of Ganga Action Plan 007_GBP_IIT_EQP_SOA_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Wastewater Reuse Projects Worldwide: Selected International Case Studies and Experiences Collation of 008_GBP_IIT_ENB_DAT_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Floral and Faunal Diversity in Upper Ganga Segment: Gangotri Haridwar (Upstream Bhimgoda Barrage) 009_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Delineation of Valley Margin and Geomorphic Mapping of Channel Belt and Active Floodplain of the Ganga River 010_GBP_IIT_PLG_ANL_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Mapping of Policy Instruments and Governance Agencies for Environmental Clearance of Hydropower Projects in Upper Ganga Segment 011_GBP_IIT_PLG_ANL_02_Ver 1_June 2011: Assessment of Public Consultation Process for Environmental Clearance of Hydropower Projects in Upper Ganga Segment 012_GBP_IIT_EFL_SOA_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Environmental Flows: State-of-the-Art with Special Reference to Rivers in the Ganga River Basin 013_GBP_IIT_SEC_DAT_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Livelihood Aspects of the Ganga River Basin: Overview and Mapping of Tourism on Main Stem of River Ganga 014_GBP_IIT_EQP_SOA_02_Ver 1_June 2011: Emerging Contaminants in Ganga River Basin with Special Emphasis on Pesticides 015_GBP_IIT_SEC_ANL_01_Ver 1_June 2011: An Overview of Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices 016_GBP_IIT_SEC_ANL_02_Ver 1_June 2011: Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Uttarakhand 017_GBP_IIT_SEC_ANL_03_Ver 1_June 2011: Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Uttar Pradesh 018_GBP_IIT_SEC_ANL_04_Ver 1_June 2011: Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Bihar 019_GBP_IIT_SEC_ANL_05_Ver 1_June 2011: Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in West Bengal 020_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_04_Ver 1_June 2011: Pulp and Paper Industries in Ganga Basin: Achieving Zero Liquid Discharge 021_GBP_IIT_PLG_DAT_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Mapping of Legislations Applicable to West Bengal Portion of the Ganga River Basin 022_GBP_IIT_MIS_S&R_01_Ver 1_June 2011: Creation of Ganga Basin Information and Communication (GBIC) Network 6 P a g e
Events First NGRBA Meet Decision to Prepare GRBMP: October 6, 2009 First NGRBA Meet, New Delhi Initiation of Preliminary Proposal by IITs in response to the call given by the MoEF; Workshop at IIT Kanpur: April 2, 2010 Presentation on the Preliminary Proposal to the MoEF in presence of Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon ble Minister: May 19, 2010 Workshops for Preparation of Detailed Proposal at IIT Delhi: June 7; June 14; June 18-19, 2010 Submission of Detailed Proposal: July 5, 2010 MoA Signing between the MoEF and the Consortia of 7 IITs in Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi: July 6, 2010 Kick-off Meeting at IIT Delhi: July 23-24, 2010 Kick-off Meet, IIT Delhi First Core Group Meeting at IIT Delhi: August 13-14, 2010 Second Core Group Meeting at IIT Kanpur: August 27, 2010 First Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Experts at IIT Kanpur: August 28, 2010 First Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Experts, IIT Kanpur 7 P a g e
Events Brainstorming Meet for Priority Items for the First Set of Reports with Shri Rajiv Gauba, Joint Secretary, MoEF at New Delhi: September 14, 2010 Third Core Group Meeting at IIT Delhi: November 14-15, 2010 Seminar on Various Perspectives of Aviral and Nirmal Ganga at IIT Kanpur: December 7, 2010 Fourth Core Croup Meeting at IIT Delhi: January 6, 2011 Fifth Core Group Meeting at IIT Delhi: January 22-23, 2011 Seminar on Aviral & Nirmal Ganga, IIT Kanpur One Day Workshop on Public Private Partnership [PPP] in Sewage Collection & Treatment Infrastructure at IIT Kanpur: February 5, 2011 Formal Training Workshop for ArcGIS at IIT Kanpur: February 12-14, 2011 PPP Workshop, IIT Kanpur Consultation Workshop for West Bengal Region of Ganga Basin at Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU), Shibpur: March 8, 2011 Consultation Workshop, BESU Shibpur, West Bengal Sixth Core Group Meeting at IIT Delhi: March 25-26, 2011 First PICC Meet at IIT Kanpur: April 27, 2011 8 P a g e
Events Second Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Experts at IIT Delhi: June 3, 2011 Second Consultation Workshop with NGRBA Experts, IIT Delhi Second PICC Meet at IIT Delhi: July 6, 2011 First PMB Meeting at IIT Delhi: July 7, 2011 Mark of One Year of Signing MoA Meeting with Shri Jairam Ramesh, Hon ble Minister, MoEF: July 7, 2011 Forthcoming Events EQP Thematic Group Meeting at IIT Kanpur: July 26-27, 2011 International Workshop on Sewage and Waste Water Management PPP Models and Technological Solutions organized by IIT Kanpur in collaboration with ETI Dynamics at IIT Kanpur: July 28-29, 2011 ENB Thematic Group Meeting at IIT Kanpur: July 30, 2011 FGM Thematic Group Meeting at ISI Kolkata: August 23-24, 2011 Student Conference on GRBMP Organised Jointly by IITs and Parmarth Niketan at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh: October/November, 2011 9 P a g e
Participation in Workshops/Seminars Ganga Raksha Sabha organized by Manushi Sanghatan, Delhi: July 16, 2010 Ganga Raksha Sabha, Delhi Dr Vinod Tare, Professor, Environmental Engineering and Management Programme, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur and Coordinator, Consortia of Seven IITs for Preparation of GRBMP delivered Prof. Nilay Chaudhuri Memorial Lecture at Delhi on Various Aspects of the Development of GRBMP: September 25, 2010 Seminar on Ganga Panchayat organized by Shri Rajendra Singh, Expert Member, NGRBA at Gandhi Darshan, Delhi: October 1, 2010 One Day Seminar as part of Ganga Yatra by Save Ganga Movement at Haridwar: October 26, 2010 Meeting of GRBMP Team Members with the French Ambassador at the French Embassy: October 27, 2010 Ganga Samagra Chintan Gosthi organized by Lok Bharti at Lucknow: January 22, 2011 Workshop on River Dynamics and Flood Hazard Assessment with Special Reference to the Kosi River at Patna: March 23, 2011 National Conference on Aviral Nirmal Ganga at Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh: April 23-24, 2011 Communication team participated in Ganga Dusshera meet: June 10, 2011 in Allahabad inama-la Qaara mam~a National Conference for Aviral Nirmal Ganga, Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh 10 P a g e
Gangapedia The Ganga river basin is a multifaceted system and requires multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary management approach. A river system is not just a physical entity but a living dynamic and a continuing resource system. For integrated management of the Ganga basin several aspects ranging from religious to socio-economic, needs to be considered. Keeping in view this holistic approach, the website Gangapedia (http://www.gangapedia.in) was launched with the objective to foster coordination amongst people with the love for GangaMaa and bring together experts on the subject to share their knowledge and experience. Gangapedia is the landing page for GRBMP and is a virtual entity for: Repository of Jana Gyan and Gyan Dhara. Hosting project deliverables Platform for project management Social co-created repository for Ganga lore, Platform for public debate on issues related to the Ganga River Basin It aims to consult, discuss and take feedbacks from the national and state level stakeholders, policy makers as well as the general public at large on the status, issues and challenges to implement the GRBMP. Get Involved Gangapedia is a common platform for the public to come forward and express their opinions, views and share their Ganga based knowledge and information with the rest of the community online. Anyone with the love for our holy national river Ganga can get involved with us in many ways. After registering on GP you become a part of GP family. Some suggestions are: You could be just a passive reader of the happenings around Ganga. Write blogs, articles or share your experiences online. Share information in the form of photographs, videos, audios, books. Spread awareness about the deteriorating state of Ganga. Bring more people to the Gangapedia platform. Be one of our resource persons. Give us suggestions as to how to improve our connectivity with more people. 11 P a g e
Ganga Basin Information & Communication Network (GBIC Network) Attributions Vinod Tare; vinod@iitk.ac.in Subrata Hait; subrata.hait@gmail.com Rashmi Sanghi; rsanghi@iitk.ac.in Tripti Singh; triptis@gmail.com Rakesh Mishra; rmishraz@yahoo.com Shashikant Patel; spatel@iitk.ac.in Shivam Kapoor; shivamkpr@yahoo.com Mail us your valuable feedbacks and suggestions at gangapedia@gmail.com 12 P a g e