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IIT Bombay

IIT Delhi

IIT Guwahati

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kharagpur

IIT Madras

IIT Roorkee

Ganga River Basin Environment Management

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Belief

The qualities of the Ganga water are:

Coolness, sweetness, transparency, high tonic property, wholesomeness, potability, ability to remove evils, ability to resuscitate from swoon caused by dehydration, digestive

property and ability to retain wisdom

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Challenge

Growing population, urbanization, industrialization and agriculture

� Continuously flow ( )� Un-polluted Flow ( )

Protecting the river system

� Longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity� Adequate space for various river functions� Ecological entity

Adequate provision of soil, water and energy

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Can not afford to Experiment with River Like Ganga!

Precautionary Principles must apply wherever knowledge gaps and uncertainties exist

Apply modern science and new technologies but with traditional wisdom

Gyan Dhara + Jana Gyan

Supportive Capacity and Assimilative Capacity

Our Philosophy

Origin of the River Ganga

The goddess of the Ganges is nesting in Shiva’s dreadlocks

Origin of the River Ganga

Gangotri

Ganga Sagar

River with unique Ecosystem and

Biodiversity

Socio-Cultural Heritage

Water Resource Management

Environmental Quality and Pollution

Geomorphological Changes: Erosion, Sediment Transport/Deposition And Floods

FGMENB

SEC EQP

WRM

PLG COM GDM

Our Approach

NATIONAL RIVER

Gangotri

Ganga Sagar

River with unique Ecosystem and

Biodiversity

Socio-Cultural Heritage

Water Resource Management

Environmental Quality and Pollution

Geomorphological Changes: Erosion, Sediment Transport/Deposition And Floods

Our Approach

NATIONAL RIVER

Gangotri

Ganga Sagar

FGMENB

SEC EQP

WRM

PLG COM GDM

Our Approach

NATIONAL RIVER

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The Mantra:

� Defecation� Ablutions � Discharge of wastewater� Throwing of used floral offerings� Rubbing of filth� Body shampooing� Frolicking � Acceptance of donations � Obscenity � Offering of inappropriate praises or even hymns in a

incorrect way� Discarding of garments� Beating and� Swimming across, in particular

Thirteen actions are prohibited on approaching the scared waters of the Ganga, namely:

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Working: Parts to Whole

Parts !Priority: Immediate Attention; Availability of

Resources; Time Required

Our Strategy

Thought Process: Whole to Parts

GRB EMP

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Goals & Objectives

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Development Flood prevention

Sustainable Agriculture

Navigation & Recreation

FinancialLayout

Strategy Implementatio

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Concept MapReport Indexing

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UnpollutedFlow

Zero Discharge

STPUnsatisfactoryPerformance

Cynical Attitude

Expensive/Unaffordable/Energy Extensive ULBs ! 1 Paisa

Per Liter

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Wastes

Point

Non Point

Solid(non-point) Liquid

Domestic Agriculture(non-point)

Industrial

Cities Villages

Small Drains Open Defecation

Old

New

Sewage Collection Treatment

Water Resources Management

Reduce Momentum

DistributedStorage

Ground Water Recharge and Enhance Base

Flow

Environmental Flows +

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Discharge

Flood Year

Normal Year

Drought Year

E-Flow, Normal Year

E-Flow, Drought

E-Flows Concept

Ecosystems in Ganga Basin

Structural Components

Abiotic Biotic

Functional Components

Transport of Elements

Features of biochemical Cycling

Interactions

Energitics

Production

Consumption

Fluxex of C, N, P, S

Mass balance

Subsystems

Fresh water

Estuarine

Wetlands

Terrestrial

Flowing

Storages/Pondages

Main Stem

GangotriTo

Farakka

Artificial

Natural

Tributaries

Farakka to GangasagarHoogly - MatlahPermanent

TransientDiara Lands

Riparian

Cultivated

ForestsGrasslands / Scrublands

Chemical Characteristi

cs Flow

Sediment Load

Habitat

Nutrients

Salanity

Decomposables

Recalcitrant

Dissolve Gases

Toxicants

Metals

Pesticides

Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

Phytobenthos

Phytoplankton

Macrophytes

Zooplankton

Macroinvertibates

Vertibrates

Zoobanthos

Fish

Higher Vertibrates

Bacterial FungusCulturable

Non Culturable

Aquatic

Extra Aquatic

Demand Management

Cropping Pattern

Organic Farming

National River !

Ganga Panchayat ?

River Space

Permissible Activities

Valley Margin and Active Flood Plain

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Ganga Basin Information and Communication Network

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Gangapedia Home Page

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Feedback, Comments and Suggestions

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