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Q.Name the states involved in Ganga action plan.

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The Ganga Action Plan (1985) initially covered Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal — the three states through which the Ganga flows in its most polluted stretches — before expanding in later phases.

The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1985 as India's first major river-cleaning initiative, born out of urgent concern over the deteriorating condition of the Ganga. The river, sacred to millions and a lifeline for nearly half a billion people, had become severely polluted by untreated sewage, industrial effluents, and ritual waste. The plan aimed to intercept, divert, and treat this pollution before it reached the river.

In its first phase (GAP-I), the programme focused on the three states where pollution was most acute and where the Ganga carried the heaviest load of urban and industrial waste:

  • Uttar Pradesh — home to major pilgrimage and industrial cities like Varanasi, Kanpur, and Allahabad (now Prayagraj), which discharged enormous quantities of untreated sewage and tannery effluents directly into the river.
  • Bihar — covering stretches around Patna and other urban centres where domestic and industrial waste added to the pollution burden.
  • West Bengal — including Kolkata and surrounding areas, where the Hooghly (a distributary of the Ganga) faced severe contamination from both municipal sewage and industrial discharge. …

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