does we are screaming enough

loud screaming in the dumb ears of government is not enough to make our demands. We are not asking for the money but we are asking only to decrease the load of the population from the river

Ganga. According to the BBC Ganga is feeding the 10 percent of the world population and today our mother is dead before reaching her destination. No doubt ventilators in the form of subsidery river have keep alive the river but it does not means that we should keep our eyes shut that there is no problem to the river.

This is very funny that when the government is releasing the money for the river at that time government machineries,NGOs and pvt organisations start screaming and showing there concern towards the river.Yes dear this is very hard but true that Government has released money instead of water. There is common saying that" when last river will dry last grain will finish then we will realized that we cant eat money"

Gaumukh-Uttarkashi Ganga stretch declared eco-sensitive

New Delhi: In a significant step, the government has given in-principle nod for declaring the 135-km stretch of the Ganga between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone seeking specific activities to protect the rich biodiversity of the region. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in its meeting held yesterday also approved discontinuation of three hydro projects -- Bhaironghati, Pala Maneri and NTPC's Loharinag Pala proposed on the river. A few months back, a three-member panel headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had suggested to the government to shelve the three dams proposed on the Ganga river following opposition by locals and religious leaders. "The three projects will not be allowed to come up. This was decided yesterday at a meeting of the NGRBA chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today on the sidelines of a function here. He said as desired by his ministry, the Authority has also given nod for declaring the river stretch between Gaumukh and Uttarkashi as eco-sensitive zone under the Section 3 of the Environment Act according to which only those activities as approved by the eco-management plans for that region could be undertaken there. "There will be a monitoring committee which will oversee the implementation of the plan. We will consult the state governments in this regard," the Minister said indicating that hydel projects would not be allowed in the zone once declared as eco-sensitive.
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The second meeting of the NGRBA, which was attended by Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia besides Ramesh and four Chief Ministers of the states where river Ganga flows, also discussed the Ganga Basin Management Plan and the World Bank loan to clean the river. "By March next year, we are likely to finalise a billion dollar loan from World Bank to be spread over the next five years for restoring the river system by minimising its pollution level," Ramesh added. The meeting also approved a Conservation Action Plan for the Gangetic dolphin which just a few months back was declared as a national aquatic animal by the government. 'There are less than 2,000 gangetic dolphins in the country and one of the aims of the Ganga river cleaning programme will be increasing the number and distribution of the aquatic animal," Ramesh added. In another important decision, the NGRBA members also approved a proposal wherein the Central government and state government will bear the operation and management cost in the ratio of 70:30 in all the projects being taken up under the NGRBA programme. "So far it was the state governments that were bearing the entire cost for the operation and maintenance. But now the cost will be shared in the ratio of 70:30 for the next three years which could be extended to another two years," the Minister said adding that all the projects will be audited by a third party to ensure transparency. The Authority in the last one year since its inception has sanctioned Rs 14,000 crore worth of projects of which around Rs 800 crore went to Uttar Pradesh alone.

Government cancel NTPC's Loharinag Pala hydel project

A Group of Ministers (GoM) announced their decision to scrap the NTPC's600 MW Loharinag Pala hydel project on Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand which was a source of contention for religious and environmental reasons.
The GoM held a meeting headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee where the project was re-examined. The GoM recommended that the project, on which the work has been stalled for some time, should be scraped.
The project was uncertain as the government first suspended the work and later resumed work citing huge financial costs. More than Rs 700 crore has already been spent on the project. The GoM has already scrapped 480 MW Pala Maneri and 381 MW Bhairon Ghati hydel projects which were put forward by the state government.
Union minister of power Sushil Kumar Shinde expressed that after considering environmental concerns and recommendation of the Prime Minister to review the project, it was decided to cancel the project. A number of religious leaders were protesting against the dam saying that the dam on Bhagirathi river, which is a tributary to Ganga, would restrict the flow of water and cause danger to the river considered Holy in Hinduism.
Meanwhile, Shinde has said that is ministry will try to get compensation for NTPC due to the losses incurred on the project.
“We will write to the Cabinet seeking compensation for NTPC for all the investments it made in the project. The direct investment in the project estimated to be around Rs. 650 crore and if we take into account the equipment orders placed by the company, the total compensation would be around Rs. 2,000 crore,” he said.