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Public Money Wasted, Not A Drop Of Ganga Cleaned: National Green Tribunal

India’s holiest river is only getting dirtier. The National Green Tribunal criticises all the government agencies for “only wasting public money” in the name of the cleaning project

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New Delhi: “Not a single drop of river Ganga has been cleaned so far,” the National Green Tribunal on Monday observed, rapping the government agencies for “only wasting public money” in the name of the cleaning project. The tribunal asked the government agencies about how they were executing the Prime Minister’s ambitious ‘Namami Gange project’ and said it does not want the “drama” regarding complaints between the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to go on.

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A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the agencies to work together on the project to clean the river, saying, “The Prime Minister has given you a goal, take it as a national project”.

It is the fault of CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) and other government agencies that are not doing their job properly. Had you (authorities) done your job properly, you were not standing here (before the court)… You have done nothing. It is a waste of public money all you are doing…Everyone says they are doing a lot to clean Ganga but not a single drop of the river has been cleaned, the bench said.

We don’t need this drama to go on regarding complaints between Centre and the state (Uttar Pradesh). Tell us how you are going to execute Namami Gange project? The Prime Minister has given you a goal, take it as a national project, the green panel said.

Centre has allotted over 2,000 crores under the “Namami Gange” programme for the purpose of cleaning Ganga river. The tribunal also warned 14 industrial units operating in Bijnor and Amroha districts on the banks of Ganga and “polluting” the river to be ready to be shut down while asking them why they should not be closed.

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“Everyone says they do not discharge polluted materials in the river. I am giving you four days to file your replies or I will shut all of you down straight away. Stop cooking stories. Be ready for the consequences. “All the industries, which are seriously polluting industries, based on the banks of Ganga, are present…Issue show cause notice(s) to all as to why they should not be directed to be shut down. Reply needed within one week,” the bench said.

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3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. AA

    February 9, 2017 at 10:15 am

    All these projects are eyewash…wake up you innocent Indians…BJP is not the clean party. Now they know that they will lose 2019 elections, corruption will be at all time high. Everyone including Modi will be worried to fill their pockets.

  2. Sunil M

    February 13, 2017 at 9:47 am

    All projects in India are a wastage of taxpayers money. Hopeless country…

  3. anba

    February 14, 2017 at 4:29 am

    let them pour phenoel and dettol to keep clean

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