QUESTIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
1. Ganga Task Force has been approved by the Cabinet under the Public Participation component of the Namami Gange Programme. Which of the following is/are the functions assigned to the Ganga Task Force?
1. Plantation of trees on the banks of River Ganga.
2. Strengthening of pollution monitoring mechanism on ground.
3. Management of public awareness and participation programmes.
4. Improve drainage network of river on hybrid annuity mode on public private partnership basis.
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All
Ans. 1. (a)
Exp: Ganga Task Force has been approved by the Cabinet under the Public Participation
component of the Namami Gange Programme.
Ganga Task Force will be trained for:
• Plantation of trees on the banks of river
Ganga,
• Strengthening of pollution monitoring
mechanism on ground,
• Management of public awareness and
participation programmes, and
• Monitoring of Ghats for the ongoing works.
They have participated in various
consultative /discussion meetings.
Participation in awareness and plantation
activities at selected towns has also been
carried out.
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