Drainage — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

The river cleaning programme in India started with the launching of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1985. The Ganga Action Plan was expanded to cover other rivers under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the year 1995. The objective of the NRCP is to improve the water quality of rivers, which are major water sources in the country, through the implementation of pollution abatement work.