Clean Ganga
Taking crowdsourcing from campaigning to governance, the Narendra Modi Government‘s latest initiative, the MyGov site calls for suggestions on cleaning the Ganga.
Seeking to bring about a radical change in the condition of the river, the Modi government is seeking to accumulate ideas and responses from the biggest stakeholders – the people of India through the ‘Clean Ganga’ initiative on MyGov.
Since the launch, the group has already garnered 18,000 plus members going about on 9 tasks listed- from preparing roadmaps for the Government to conducting fieldwork.
The responses of members as how to attract more tourists and as yet keep Ganga clean is tremendous. From suggesting beautification of the river sides and maintaining cleanliness during the festive days saw maximum votes to keeping commercial areas at a little distance from the river banks the members said it all. There was also suggestion of connecting MNREGA to Ganga cleanliness project where daily wage workers clean the Ghats. Also there was a suggestion to have segregation trash bins to make the tasks of the cleaners easy. There was demand from almost all the members to strictly punish those who do not follow the rules and pollute the river.
There was also a suggestion to make a single platform for people to perform religious ceremonies and put a fishing net at some distance around that platform to easily pull out the offerings thrown in the water by the people. The other suggestion was to plants more trees around the river bank and also plant medicinal herbs. Naturally all wanted that disposal of contaminated water from industries into Ganga should be stopped with immediate effect.
The suggestions about proposed waterways and similar initiatives to enhance tourism as well as keep the river clean showed how thoughtful people are about the Ganga. Some members suggested that there should be a separate task-force for every 100 km. Also some wanted that Ganga be classified into various zones like highly polluted, medium polluted, etc. Many members request that there should be eco-ethno parks along the banks of the river alike Sentosa Island Singapore where temples along the river Ghats nurture the nature and also be places where video and photo exhibitions are held to attract tourists.
Few members also suggested installation of CCTV on the Ghats and people caught polluting the river be gifted book on Ganga and how its pollution is harmful to all. Also there was a suggestion from the members to boost water transport with little development of infrastructure and then use boats to clean the river. One suggestion was also to decongest the river alike old city streets. The member suggested that just the way old streets are decongested by creating flyovers, and bypasses, we need to create CITY BYPASSES for Ganga, keeping the main stem pollution free, and allowing for City Stream to be used for daily chores. The water from City Stream to be carried by main stem only after treatment and filtration (just as we do not allow cyclists on highways!)
Most of the members believed that there sure is a larger need to integrate all stakeholders when it comes to cleaning Ganga. The proposed ways to integrate all stakeholders by the members are:
- A Plan is definitely needed, to execute any Program, particularly a humongous and complex program like cleaning of Ganga. But the Plan needs to address the following key stakeholders – City Infrastructure, Religious Sentiments and Impact on Environment in cleaning up Ganga.
- First of all industrial waste must not flow in the river. There should be some environmental checklist before setting up an industry with hefty fines.
- Central planning is required to provide the overarching direction and set milestones. But involving local stakeholders is also equally important. For centuries two traditional communities have depended on the river for their livelihood: fishermen and boatmen. They can be empowered to provide ground level feedback to the central agency to ensure effective monitoring and resource utilization.
If you are also passionate about the River Ganga and want to make a real difference to cleaning of the river please login at MyGov, take part in the discussion and undertake the tasks assigned.
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UP me bhi kuch aisa hi hota hai chhat mahotsab per jab hum bahut saari matra me cheeje ganga me pravahit kerte hai, koi aisa raasta apnaye ki hamare aastha bhi bani rehe aur Maa Ganga bhi swachh rehe .I have a suggestion,Saare cheeje ganga jal se touch ker ke kisi jarooratmand ko de de, uska bhi bhala ho jayega aur apka bhi, kiyoki bhagbaan insaaniyat dekhta hai, kisi bhookhe ka bhala ho isse badi insaaniyat aur kiya ho sakti hai, isse apki aastha bhi bani rehegi aur kahi jyaada punya bhi milega
(2) I am from noida (U.P.) and put up in Maharashtra. Yaha bhi dono jagah mujhe kuch aisa hi dekhne ko mila, plz meri logo se yehi request hai ki Ganpati mahotsav me eco friendly or size me jitna chota ho sake utni choti Idol use kere, becoz size does’t matter,astha to dil dil se judi hoti hai na ki size se,hum apna desh apne aas paas ka area saaf rakhenge to hamare hi desh ka bhala hoga, so iss baar size per na jaate hue dil se ganpati ko apne ghar laye aur apni nadiyo aur samunundra ko bachaye
Hum sab ko khud ko badla hoga, or in sab se upper uthker sochna hoga ki kiya ye theek hai. God aasta aur karm me believe kerta hai in dhongo me nahi. So ab time hai khud ko badalne ka, kisi ki bhi baat na sunte hue apne man baat sune insaan dharm se pandit nahi hota karm se pandit hota hai, uska sabse bada ex. Hai Shri Valmiki ji and so many so kisi ki bhi ulti seedhi baato per believe mat kero. Apni ma ko bachao in pakhando se or jab tak Gov. koi action nahi leti aise cheejo ka bahishkar kere.
So agar hum vastav me maa Ganga ki safai chahte hai to aise factories, newspaper companies, cloths jin per photos chape hote hai unke liye legal actions lene honge , I mean koi law banana hoga jisse ye sab band ho jaaye , aur saath hi penalty, or ban lagana hoga. Mujhe ye samajh nahi aata ki is tarah se koi bhagwaan ka apmaan kaise ker sakta hai, kiya koi bhi insaaan apne mata pita ke photos aise hi chaap sakta hai ya phir faik sakta hai, God bhi mata pita hote hai. how can we do this?
(1) Iss desh me jyadatar manufacturing companies apne products per God ki photo chapte hai, ya phir unke naam, photo, pious signs ko use kerte hai, jaise ki newspapers me har festivals per for ex. Diwali per ma laxmi with ganesha ka photo chapte hai, dhoopwatti, agarwatti per bhi photos milte hai, posters milte hai, to hum Indian inhe pavitra mante hue khali Wrappers ko ya newspapers ko ganga me pravahit kerte hai, jo ki ganga pradushan ka ek bahut bada karan hai.
sabse bada reason hai hamari andhi aastha, kiya hum apni aastha ko poora kerneke liye hum apni ma ko ganda ker sakte hai ya uske saath kuch bhi bardast ker sakte hai , phir hum log kiyo ye bhool jaate hai ki Ganga bhi hamari maa hai,. . I know it is not the only reason, but a part of this pollution. so jyaada baat na kerte hue me seedhe point per aati hu.
Hamare desh me desh ke honorable PM Ms. Modi ji ne jo Maa Ganga swachta abhiyaan chalaya hai hum desh wasiyo ke liye bahut hi garv ki baat hai, me bhi is abhiyaan me apna kuch contribution dena chahti hu, agar me apni ganga ma aur doosri pavitra nadiyo ke liye aisa ker paayi to ye mere liye bahut hi garv ki baat hogi. Ganga ko saaf kerna impossible nahi hai bus jaroorat hai to un real reasons ko pehchan ke ki jo ganga ke pradushan ke liye responsible hai.
in all pilgrimages holy ponds or parallel sub riverlet should be made so that ppl can take bath without poluting the main river treat that water nd leave in irrigation canals or main river.
Namaste. We visited Varanasi last week. We visited the Ramnagar Fort and palace museum. Most of the buildings are dilapidated. The carriages and vintage cars in the museum are full of dust and dirt. The place has a very good potential to be developed into a major tourist place like the Mysore Palace or at least like the Gondal Palace (in Gujarat). A part of the palace can be made into a heritage hotel. Can rejuvenating the place be taken up as a part of some scheme?
There must be a dumping area at bay of river .peoples sentiments will not hurt this way.
Secondly,A religios material collection vehichle may also be started by govt.in each city so that it will be recycled or dumped at better place .